Cessey68,
I googled up battered women syndrome ,reading about you and your sitiuation and knowing that all you feel inside has a name is strange!! it feels exactly like hearing the term " codependent" for the first time and reading about it and realising i typically fit the profile.it's scarey .
I cried reading your words about the little girl,i feel sorry for her i still cant believe she went through this awful sitiuation.she's gone long ago.