UndertheGun wrote:sun rat wrote:you, Sir, are a credit to the human species.
Great to hear!
It makes me glad to hear when shit like this gets solved(to an acceptable degree) through available resources and the help of caring friends. Who knows how many other women and children are suffering because people gave up?
Way too many women qand children get thrown under the bus by being neglected or abandoned or simply dismissed off as cases not worthy of getting involved with.
This wasn't easy. It was extremely frustrating some times, as M couldn't break things off right away. One thing I've learned, being known as a believer in, and practitioner of logic, is the human psyche is wqay deeper and much more complex than simple logic.
It was logical, in our view, mine especially, for M to simply realize the physical and psychological dangers of not separating and getting restraining orders. It was as if it were this simple:
"Why of course, now that you put it this way, I'm a fool for not walking away the minute you explained all this to me from a rational perspective." That was naive tinking of me. It was a lifetime of exposure to this behavior that "we" had to break for her to "get it."
And by the way, again, my wife did 90% of the work here, and it was harder even, as her boys are real pains in the ass --alot. It's so exausting being around them, but no one deserved this treatment, period.
I'm sure we'll hit a few more bumps along the road, but I think M's doing OK now