Originally Posted by
CentralOhioDad 
It might take MANY years for him to realize I did this for his own bright future.
I have a very young son and I cry a lot thinking about the many difficult conversations that I will have to have along the way on why I left. I pray every day that the hurt I know my leaving will cause him will be less than the hurt he would've experienced had I stayed.
I find comfort knowing that I am breaking a cycle of abuse by removing him from a toxic environment. I hope that you may find comfort in that as well during your journey ahead.....