Lets see, for me it all started back in mid 07. My wife had our 2nd child in May that year, the pregnancy was incredibly difficult for her, she couldn't wat a thing without it coming back up alomost immediately. Both my wife and unborn son were in danger throughout. It was also at this time that my wife began to change, I first noticed the severe mood swings. I always went to the OBGYN appointments with her and one time I spoke with the Dr about it and she told me that it was just hormones and we can expect it to subside after the birth. Well, 5 months after the birth I got hit for the first time by my wife, at my 40th B-day party, a friend of mine brought over some cigars, me not being a smoker I tried one. My wife came in and smelled it then she threw the ashtray across the room and busted me in my mouth. YES, in front of my guests! Then she started on our oldest boy then 6, at first it was smacking but in public she would pinch him in the fleshy part of the arm. Sometimes she would get som angry she would hit him with a wooden cooking spoon, leaving welts on him. There was littel I could do but to comfort him because she never did that around me. That same year she also had an affair, I tried to leave her but she shoved me into the door and scratched me with her nails, she then ripped my bag apart and threw my clothes aroudn the kitchen. Then she broke down crying and begging me not to leave her. I stayed! It took me about 7 months to get "close" to her again but she swore there was no sex in her affair. I took her to counselling twice, both times she quit. BUT, she started acting better toward us. Then we found ourselves pregnant again, this time it was much better. After the birth of our daughter in MArch 09 my wife became depressed again and cried alot, then the sleeping started. All day long she would sleep, other times she wouldn't sleep at all, then still other times she would sleep for 20 minutes and be up all night and day! I couldn't understand it. Then she started the hitting and raging over seemingly normal things to you or I but to her they were major issues. For example: Once I put the dishes in the drainer to dry FACING the wrong direction. She would often rage by herself, sometimes in the shower other times at the kitchen sink. For no reason KNown to me or the children.
Things never got better, I got laid off right after our daughter was born, but got called back 2 months later, she was very upset and didn't want me to go back to work, (LONG STORY) So, I stayed home and I fell in love with being home with my kiddos all the time. I raised my daughter with very little effort from my wife. My oldest son would clean up and go to his bedroom when mommy came home from work, if that says anything.
This past Feb 2010, she went into a rage over my not cooking her steak right for her. Didn't matter that I had the house cleaned, kids fed, bathed and ready for bed by the time she got home. Our then 2 y/o wnated to see mommy so I took him back downstairs to see her. She was eating and breastfeeding our daughter. My son put his head on her lap and said "mommy, I missed you, I love you" But he got his hiar in her salad and she hit the roof. She yanked him up by the arm (which was normal for her to do) then she dragged him across the living room and dropped him in front of the TV screaming for him to sit the F down and that allshe wanted to do was to come hme from work, eat and watch TV and not have to deal with these F-ing kids!
Well, I left her that night with my two boys, She wouldn't let go of our lil girl and I didn't want an altercation involving the baby, so I just left. The boys and I went to a hotel, she called and called but I was on the phone with domestic violence and didn't answer. Two days later (Monday, the day I went to meet the DV people) my wife called me and begged me to come home and that she was SO VERY SORRY. I went home, within 20 minutes the police were there because she hit me in my head with a piece of firewood. Somehow, she managed to get out of the house with our daughter and ran to the neighbors house. But the police escorted me and the boys away, while "mommy" was locked in a patrol car.
The next day SHE filed a PFA against ME! For raping her three years prior, putting a gun to her head and video taping her and I having sex without her consent.. Only one thing is true, there were video tapes, but they were her idea and they were WITH HER CONSENT. Luckily, the judge saw the videos and told her she needed an eval and threw out the PFA. The next day she left the home and snuck the two lil ones out the back door all the while telling me that they were sleeping. Our oldest wouldn't go anywhere near here.
SO, now she has temporary primary custody of all three and I get to watch them on the weekends! How, can I combat a liar with family willing to lie to protect HER and not the children? I hope that when it goes before a Judge I can show all my evidence and the Judge will see what We all went through! We only had 2 hours for the custody meeting with a master and he decided that she have primary until court!
But, at least for the time being my children haven't been hit by her as they were before. The 3 y/o has been hit a few times that I was told by him.
All this time she made me have to ask for money, she hit me and the boys and she controlled just about every aspect of our lives. OUr children were NEVER allowed to take a bath or they woudl be "wallowing in thier own filth"! Have you ever heard of a child that has never played in a bath tub with toys before he was 8?
Water drops on the kitchen floor set her off, shoes not being in the right place, a wet floor in the bathroom spilled milk, drips from food all the normal things children do woudl set her into a rage!
Well, I have had enough for the night, I am just too worn out over all this.
RK from PA