God bless you and your son (and yorkie babies)! You've done the toughest part already...reaching out, speaking up! Kudos to you!! My mom put up with an abusive relationship for 20+ years (didn't do us girls any favors!) All we could do was watch. Let your son know what's going on though. Kids know when things aren't right. But boy oh boy...when the kid(s) stand up to "Dad"...look out! I'm not a health care professional but I've lived as the child of an abusive marriage...scary!
Ideas: Housing for your Yorkies - any YT'ers near enough to "foster" for awhile? Housing for son - college dorm or roomie available in a cheap apt (college towns are great for those)? Housing for you - relatives, friends, co-workers, church family? Your unemployment check - open your own account at a different bank and have the check direct deposited...ASAP! Your personal safety - take personal protection classes then buy a gun (don't count on the "authorities" to protect you! they don't!!) Restraining order? ok, good to have for legal reasons - absolutely useless otherwise.
My prayers too are with you and yours...stay strong and stay aware! |