bh18-
Thank you for your sentiments. I am so sorry that you had to endure that type of abuse. I hear YOUR pain as well.
I know I did the right thing; I had no choice. The children have told me they know I was being verbally abused. (My oldest asked me what took me so long to get out?)
I know you are 100% right on all the points you make. And yet….
Let us hope that the coming year will bring only smachot for you, me and all of Klal Yisrael.