I’m Seeking Help: My Husband Hit Me, and My 10-Year-Old Hits Me Too

I need help before things get worse. I have been married for 16 years, and I feel emotionally drained. I cry almost every day. I have stayed partly because I worry people will judge me if I leave, but I feel close to breaking point. My husband has called our 10-year-old worse than a dog and told the child they have no rights. My child often argues, spits at me when I ask them to do something, and hits me. These problems began in Nigeria, before we moved to Canada. Today, my husband hit me in the face when I tried to correct my child. He gets angry whenever I try to discipline them. I’m asking women raising children abroad: how can I get help?

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