Well...I`m a 20 yr. old single mom who has a big problem. First of all, my daughter, Erin, is 11 months old. The problem is, my ex-boyfriend abused me. I was in a 2 yr. relationship and I thought that he was "the one". The bad stuff, I thought, was just some of the bad things that happened in a relationship because other than that ours was great. I would get pushed around, yelled at a lot, and even called names. I decided to end things finally after I got my big wake up call, which was when he tried to strangle me. To make a long story straight, I thought that he was going to spend our money on drugs so I hid it. I know it was a bad thing for me to do, but I was scared. He kept demanding it until he put his hands around my throat. The thing that turned everything around was that the baby was right beside me when all this happened. I`m not too sure if anyone else can relate, I hope so because I don`t want to feel alone anymore. This all just hurts, and it will still hurt for a long time, especially since I have to testify against him in court. If anyone out there has any advice/comments..I`d apprieciate them..you can email me at Saria_Princess4u@hotmail.com Thanks a lot for reading this long msg.