This describes how I felt in Acapulco

I am going to talk about Domestic violence. My relationship with my abuser did not start off violent. My ex husband was amazingly good to me, he opened doors and really paid attention when I talked to him. No one ever gave me the attention he did. In the few months we dated he invited me to Acapulco.

While we walked on the beach one romantic night, he told me he loved me, but that he promised he would not get involved with a woman who had children. I was confused. He just told me he loved me but had a problem with my children. I felt torn inside; my children are my world. He said he would work on accepting my children. This was a problem for me. I just didnt see it at the time. The romance was clouding my jugdment. It is true ” Love is blind”.

The day we arrived home from our vacation. We began to argue about something, I don’t even remember what it was about. I told him we were just tired and he should go because I had to shower, my son and daughter were on there way home. I took a few steps and suddenly I felt the hamburger on the back of my head, there was soda and food everywhere. I was in shock, what just happened?

I got in the shower and cried. I told myself it was such a great time, why did he do that? When I got out of the shower he was still there. He said he was sorry and he left. I did not talk to him for a couple of weeks. One day he showed up and said he missed the kids and me. Truthfully we missed him to. He took us to ride go carts and play video games. I did not realize it at the time, this was the beginning of much more abuse to come. It ended in physical, mental, emotional and sexual abuse.