and as there is no one else to rail against I receive the full measure of her fury.
Many times I have attempted to explain this as we speak. If you were to meet my W you would think that she is soft spoken, kind, and wonderful. But when it's just us does the fury every come out from time to time.
I think part of the time I attempt to pass off all of the issues as stemming from the abuse, but I realize that I have ownership of some of the problems to. I appreciate the advise of not severing ties completely. I honestly believe that our M isn't broken beyond repair, but she has to find herself again and realize that she is a beautiful, wonderful woman who is no longer the victim, but a survivor.
I do find myself angry at times with how she is handling the situation with our S. The last 10 days it is almost as if she could care less to be with him. He is missing his Mom. Truthfully I do more than most H's around the house and with our S. She has been upset thinking that the dog, our S, and I no longer need her and that we don't even miss her. I'll take any advice on how to handle that one.