- Please help me and my children get out of a verbally abusive home I am 39 I have 2 girls and 1 son I was recently diagnosed with oscular myasthenia gravis I can no longer work so I can not save money to leave if I leave I will have nothing so I am afraid to do so because I have nothing my husband is very controlling I am not allowed to go or do anything with out him he verbally and emotionally abuses me I have no friends and no life here and I can’t stay like this anymore my children are all in school as of this year my smallest baby started school on Aug 4th so now it is just me with him all day I am not allowed to do anything at all without him I just want to be able to afford to buy my own car and my own home away from him I really didn’t know if I should do this because I didn’t want him finding out but we need a life this is no life I am not sure what I should do anymore I think to myself and this is a horrible thing to think but maybe he will be gone soon and every thing will be ok today he had a outburst and started yelling and screaming at all of us he has scared us all he has punched hole in the walls screaming at us when we are sleeping it is so much more I could say he has sucked all the life and fun and laughing and soul out of me everything I sat or do he hates he snarls at I feel helpless to my children but one thing is for sure when we are capable of getting out of here he will regret everything he has done I am sure of that .my children say they hate their life my 9 year old and my 13 year old NY 5 year old does not understand quiet yet we are desperate I have so many dreams of being a photographer but he laughs at me and says you will never achieve anything well not if I Staywith him I asked him to buy me a camera and a lense but he will not he says I don’t need it because I want make it I apologize for asking for help but this is what our life has come to no one else will help so who will