The grass really is greener. Just enjoying this time with my family. Having a pizza/movie/game night without worrying that a violent abusive A is going to storm in like Godzilla and wreck the place because we're laughing too loud and he 'knows' we're talking about him and laughing at him. I just feel gratitude and relief and a boundless sense of possibility.
Spoke to him once to let him know that we had arrived safely. He drunk dialed me a few hours later because 'he thought he heard the phone ring', but I politely ended the conversation and that was that.
His mom went nuclear
when I told her we were leaving so she didn't get a chance to say goodbye to the boys because she was too busy spewing vitriol and threats at me. I let her talk to them Sunday, but I didn't speak with her myself, because I don't want to let her try to rile me up.
Glad I did this and glad I found this site.