the children is what makes it hard. i was still in high school when i lived with abusive ex-boyfriend. what did it for me was, he had a girlfriend pregnant whom he met before me. his baby-mama if you will. well one night when he was drunk (like always) her and i tried to do a make-shift intervention i guess on him and she said "if you keep doing this to jessica i will not let you see your child". well he pushed her down onto the ground while she was 7 months pregnant. i also had been spit on, threatened my life, hit me, pushed me into the fridge you name it he did it. and one day while he was at work i got all my stuff and packed it into my tiny little ford escort and left.

where do you live? there are battered womens shelters all over the place now that will give you and your children a place to stay. them seeing you get beaten up like that is probably more traumatizing then him hitting them. these shelters can help you out big time with counseling and all kinds of stuff. and if you have to drop out of college and go back later who cares? waiting a couple years to get your degree is less important than your life. shouldnt your term be almost up? i know we only have 5 weeks left. so look for an apartment now. get a full time job if you dont already have one and find an apartment and leave. if you dont sign up next semester so you can work and save money you can always go back. every day at least 3 women die from domestic violence. its much more real than you think. dont give anyone your new address at all! i made that mistake and my ex boyfriend found me. so now i live 400 miles away and go to a different school. if you dont leave he will eventually kill you! please go somewhere. if you are anywhere near carbondale, il you can stay at my house as long as you get the hell out of there.