Buttercup, you have to do what you need to so you will stay safe. My mom actually is very violent and it tears me apart when i can't be around her and when she is locked up. She is about to be locked up again, and it is very sad. But it is nobody elses fault she
behaves violently. Buttercup, you should have never been put in this position. Your mom should have been calling police, but there may be a lot of reasons she didnt. Im so sorry you werent protected. You have to protect yourself. You absolutely, 100% are doing the right thing, and it will be ok.