my mom went on our network and found 3 guys in my area who are covered under our plan. one of them has a specialty in battered women's syndrome so i think thats who ill go to first.

i got a suprising response from her that didnt involve anything like telling me i was wrong or stupid. it was more like she said she wishes i would have told her when i was in the situation so she could have helped me press charges and get him in jail. so i guess my fears of her seeing me differently were wrong. nice to know for future reference.

thanks for helping me through telling her.