It took courage to spill your guts. That is the first step. Your journey to healing begins with that first step. You are on the right path for you and your children.
No one deserves to be treated like that, no one. The anger that is underneath the surface, let it out, rage, vent, rant. We'll be here to support you, to prop you up when you falter, to walk beside you.
RLay only you can show your children that that kind of treatment is unacceptable. You can break this cycle and teach them to respect themselves and others and are worthy and deserving of that respect in return.
It begins with you RLay, you need to believe it and start living it yourself. You are worth it, your children are worth it and you have taken the first step.