Oh honey, I am so sorry you had to go through such pain from a man that you love.
So, first things first. You do know that under no circumstances is it ok for a man to hit a woman. ABSOLUTELY NO CIRCUMSTANCES!
There is sbsolutely nothing you could have said or done to warrant that.
You want your sons to know that too, right?
The way to heal all this is to remember who are, who you were. Remember the 22 year old with a little boy who held a management position while going to school fulltime. Remember who were you were then - confident, outgoing, capable. FIND HER.
Put your h and your marriage in a box on a shelf for right now.
Think about the type of men you want your sons to be. Show them how to be that by showing them who you are and how you deserve to be treated.
Sweetie, it's time for you to dig deep and figure out what makes you happy, what makes you you.
Get back to that 22 year old girl.
You did not deserve to be treated that way. You did not.
Your h is broken. And I do not care one bit what he says to the ow and neither should you. He is walking a journey, too. LET HIM.
And you walk yours. Its Rlays, time now. Your time. Your life.
Put the focus on Rlay and your children.
So get to gettin'. Find your strength, your center. Use any anger you feel to propel you forward. Then let it go. Because if you hold onto it, it holds you back. It weighs you down.
You can do this. One moment at at time. One step at a time.
