I have been down this road before as has my dd. She has begged me to not leave again, and loves her dad so much, cannot see his anger and verbal, emotional abuse is from alcohol. She makes excuses for him. I am afraid she will hate me when I leave him this time. I also have a 5 year old dd to add to the mix. How can I break it to her so she will be able to see he is killing me slowly! Of course I love him, but I don't want to see me in this same shape I've been in for the past 20 years, 10 or 5 years from now. j