Post by scottyderp on Jan 29, 2016 21:40:55 GMT -5
Leaving an extremely toxic situation isn't failure, it is survival. Anyone who would judge you is not worth your time. I would *never* judge a friend or family member in your situation for changing life paths. I mean that.
There's a different, safe, comfortable life waiting for you, beyond your fear and judgment of yourself. Hugs.
Post by hopecounts on Jan 29, 2016 21:42:38 GMT -5
You deserve so much better then this and so do your kids. This environment isn't good for any of you. When you are ready make a plan and get out, you can have an amazing life once you get rid of him.
I am so sorry. You don't deserve this, you deserve so much better. Please reach out for help, call a friend or one of the numbers posted. Please take care of yourself.
Just caught up in the Trump post. I apologize for my part in the pile-on to you.
You mentioned not wanting to have two failed marriages in four years. I have been there. My first husband was an abusive asshole but I married him anyway. Finally got the balls to leave him about a year in to the marriage. About a two years later, I married the next guy I dated. That marriage lasted less than a year. Yes, I was mortified at the time but my happiness was/is ultimately more important, as is yours. Eight years later, the embarrassment has faded. It rarely comes up that I was married and divorced twice by 25 and when it does I'm able to laugh it off. It gets better.
I know coming from an abusive situation you may not feel like you deserve happiness or may think that you've made your bed and you have to lie in it. That isn't true. You deserve so much better and a better life is out there.
Post by chickadee77 on Jan 29, 2016 21:46:57 GMT -5
I saw your posts in the Trump thread, and I seriously want to hug you. I don't know where you are, but if you're local to me, I'm happy to help however I can.
Also, I understand self-medicating (numbing, hell let's call it like it is, and I do it, too, for other reasons), and it can serve a purpose, but be careful.
You deserve to be treated well, ESPECIALLY by your H. The person that is supposed to love you absolutely.
Oh my gosh, super. I hope there is someone IRL you can talk to. You deserve better. Your kids deserve better than seeing their dad be an asshole to their mom.
Oh my gosh, Super, I am just so sorry. Please believe in your own worth. Please take the help and support offered here. You deserve better, so much better. And it's there for you. You can do this.