Annie's Mailbox: ; Seek Professional Help for Abusive Relationship - Now

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Dear Annie: I read your column every day and finally decided it was time to ask for advice. Last weekend, my husband of nine years did the unthinkable. He hit me in front of our two children. He had been drinking excessively, and apparently, I pushed the wrong buttons. A few choice words were exchanged, and I told him to get out of our house. He wouldn't leave, so I took the children to my parents' home.

I returned the next day, and he said he was sorry and promised to quit drinking. I felt confident that we could work through this. Now, he is saying that because I took the kids to my parents, he cannot be around my family ever again.

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Annie's Mailbox: ; Seek Professional Help for Abusive Relationship - Now

I keep reminding him that he is the one who did this. It seems like h...

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