The father of my children did this; he treated me atrociously in public. In private it was even worse.

We were treated this weekend camping to a public display of terrible emotional and verbal abuse. Lots of swearing at the wife and family and belittling them for all the campground to see and hear. All I thought about was if this was how this husband and father treated his family in public, how much worse did he do so in private?

It was agonising hearing this. My husband wanted to march into the campsite to tell the man to stop but, with him being half the size of the other I begged him not to do so.

I feel very badly though for just sitting by and doing nothing while his family cowered beneath his threats. Even the dog got it. I don't know what I could have done differently.