Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group
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I've been here off an on for a couple years, and I thought I would be gone by now...it's so hard and life throws so many curveballs that it's hard to leave...warning, rant ahead!
In my last thread (http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Physical_Emotional_Abuse/advice/11007618-need-help-next) I left off being at my brother's house, where I was finally able to get away. But issues with not having my daughter's identification, no useful support from family, and my husband contacting a lawyer before me (Which I would have had to stay in that state if he would have filed as told to me by legal aid), led me to go back.
We moved to a new state down south and I hoped to get a job so I could drop him. But I've been here for 8 months and am still having a hard time finding a job that can support me and my daughter. But this week is looking up because I have 3 interviews, the first ones in a while.
I keep looking back and saying "I should've left at XYZ point", but realistically, the way my life has been going (abnormally BAD for some reason), it's been hard to leave.
My brother and mom are down south, but don't offer any real support and still want to ship me off across the country (just not feasible with the reality of divorce/child custody laws). I even look at my mom and brother and realize why I left the house and moved far away from them in the first place. They were (and are) emotionally abusive to me too.
I'm hoping I get a job, get a few month's money saved up, get car, and my own place and will be out by Feb 2012. No more curveballs, life!
Thanks for listening.
In my last thread (http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Physical_Emotional_Abuse/advice/11007618-need-help-next) I left off being at my brother's house, where I was finally able to get away. But issues with not having my daughter's identification, no useful support from family, and my husband contacting a lawyer before me (Which I would have had to stay in that state if he would have filed as told to me by legal aid), led me to go back.
We moved to a new state down south and I hoped to get a job so I could drop him. But I've been here for 8 months and am still having a hard time finding a job that can support me and my daughter. But this week is looking up because I have 3 interviews, the first ones in a while.
I keep looking back and saying "I should've left at XYZ point", but realistically, the way my life has been going (abnormally BAD for some reason), it's been hard to leave.
My brother and mom are down south, but don't offer any real support and still want to ship me off across the country (just not feasible with the reality of divorce/child custody laws). I even look at my mom and brother and realize why I left the house and moved far away from them in the first place. They were (and are) emotionally abusive to me too.
I'm hoping I get a job, get a few month's money saved up, get car, and my own place and will be out by Feb 2012. No more curveballs, life!
Thanks for listening.
that all that you need and envision
to provide you a foundation for
happiness, arrives at your
doorstep, without further delay.
Hugs and healing thoughts.
Take good care!