I thought it would never happen to me. I just recently got divorced from my high school sweetheart. The man I thought I would grow old with, the abuse was gradual it started with just verbal abuse, emotional abuse and then physical. In the last four years it became physical even in front of my kids. I kept thinking he would changed, kept praying, kept saying I'm staying for the kids. We went through counseling with our pastor and a doctor but it did not help. Until a person recognizes they have a problem and want to get help you can go to a thousand doctors. The very last time he hit me in front of my boys I finally said enough is enough and realize that I was about to create a cycle of men who abuse women if I allowed my boys to continue to see this.
He was arrested the last time he hit me which allowed me to get a protective order and start the divorce process. He still trys to control me through the kids, as he has joint custody. I am so afraid for my boys because I know this man needs help but he does not realize it and its going to be another woman and my kids are gonna still grow up in this, What Do I Do? He is hiding behind the church now like he is holy but when I tried to get him into the church he did not go.
He was arrested the last time he hit me which allowed me to get a protective order and start the divorce process. He still trys to control me through the kids, as he has joint custody. I am so afraid for my boys because I know this man needs help but he does not realize it and its going to be another woman and my kids are gonna still grow up in this, What Do I Do? He is hiding behind the church now like he is holy but when I tried to get him into the church he did not go.
Staying for the kids is never a good reason!