Originally Posted by
butrfli13 
My I have put up with it for the sake of the family.
This is an interesting and much believed idea in codependants and acoa's.
Unfortunately, this is twisted thinking. The worst thing we could ever do is subject ourselves and our children to physical and mental abuse and believe it is for the good of the family. Just imagine what kind of children we create when we allow them to be abused, and to watch their mother being abused.