When his violence became much worse and was being directed at the children I changed.

He would say to people that he couldn't stand ‘wife bashers’ yet I lived in a violent marriage for years. He kicked me, slapped me, pushed me, tripped me over, threw things at me, stood on my feet, yelled abuse, called me names like ‘social cripple’: the list goes on and on, but he never punched me.

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