Hi,

I am recently divorced. I was living in a terrible verbal/emotionally abusive marriage. I got out luckily after 20 years. I had a terrible panic attack and could never go home again . If any of you are aware of the type of person who verbally abuses another, they need control. My sons would not come with me once I was well enough to ask them to.

My x has turned them so far against me with lies, half-truths, and half-lies, that my 17 year old will not speak one word to me. My 15 year old will talk a little, but is angry as well. He only got the bare minimum of custody and they won't even see me then.

I have been fighting so hard to get my life back together since I left. I am feeling my old self begin to come back. But my heart hurts so much for my sons.

I have not told my sons one bad word about their father. Not one. The therapists said it will be better for them . While he has slandered me throughout an entire community.

Will I ever get my sons back?