Get your important papers together, give them to a friend or find somewhere to hide them so you can get to them quickly and grab them and leave if necessary. CALL 911, don't be a fool and think your abuser will change. If you are reading this, your abuse has been going on for too long. Get help. Seek out your nearest Domestic Violence shelter. Get involved with a support group. Leaving can be a hard thing to do--you will need help to find the courage and the strength to leave your abuser. Once you leave, do not contact your abuser accept through the Court system. Do not fall for his lies, because he will say he is sorry, it will never happen again, and he may even cry. IF YOU GO BACK, IT WILL BE WORSE. Don't lose your life for someone who doesn't know how to love you. Don't let your children lose their lives because he can't have you, or he doesn't want you to have the children if he can't have them. Read the newspapers, listen to the news--women and children are dying every day around this country because of Domestic Violence. Don't let it happen to you. Contact us today. A Warning for Women / Signs of Abuse / Men Are Victims Too / SSN Changes for Battered Women |