[Angus]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

This definitely. I mean in an ideal world you would have a wonderful mother and a wonderful father but life isn't always like that, having either a good mother or father is better than having two useless parents. And in your situation Angus you were probably a much better parent on your own then you would have been had you stayed in the relationship.

Oh, it was definitely the right thing for me to go it alone - the boys would have been really messed up if they had grown up in such an abusive relationship. I'm not exaggerating when I say that there were times when I feared my kids would be left without a mother. That experience motivated me to make sure my boys did not grow up to be abusive men, and I can proudly say, job done.