We were high school sweethearts. I knew he

was going to be the man I marry. For me the

abuse started in our relationship in high school.

There were times when we would argue and he

would hit me to shut me up, but I deserved it. At

least that was how I felt at that time. No one

deserves to be abused. During the end of my

senior year I got pregnant with our first child.

Even after our first child he would still hit me

and each time I thought it was because I could

not keep my mouth shut. A couple of years later

we got married and I was pregnant with our

second child. Things were getting a little better,

my family took me in after a big fight me

and my husband had. There were so many

times I left him and so many times I kept

going back.I loved him so much I could not

leave him no matter what. Until our youngest

was about six months and our daughter was

about three. We got into a huge fight and my

daughter saw it, she started to cry and yell.

That was when I decided it was time for me

to leave him. I put out a restraining order against

him and moved in with my mom in another state.

Months later he found me and begged he would

change. I told him only if he would get help and

he agreed. As of now we are together abuse free

and my kids and I are much happier.