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Old Mar 01, 2020, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by lady411 View Post
I am really considering staying at my parents for some time but before I do I want to be completely sure about it. I just don’t want to repeat that cycle either. We went to church this morning and it’s just not the same. I could barely even let him hold my hand. I’m afraid to be receptive to him and allow him to be intimate with me.

I went because of an incident that involved him becoming verbally and physically abusive with me while I was 7 months pregnant and holding our 1 year old... WOW that sounds horrible as I’m typing it. This happened when we were going to counseling together. They told me they would report it to Child Protective Services which I expected. They said it was entirely up to me to leave him or not. I went to a few meetings but stopped going after our relationship got better. I can see how this sounds. I’m am a hopeless romantic. But I am being completely honest.
@lady411, He physically was abusive while you were pregnant and holding your baby??

I have a feeling he has been physically abusive towards you more than the two times you’ve let us know about.

Why on earth are you still with him?? Don’t you see what you’re doing to your own children?

WHY haven’t you left yet?

Please call a battered women’s help line. You really need counseling and you need sense knocked into you.

Why you believe that physical abuse equals love is beyond my comprehension. What could you possibly still love about a man who beats you physically and verbally?
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Thanks for this!
lady411