I think the OP has a little more in mind than what she is putting on the table.
I read that she wants to 'get away' meaning as running away. Going to live in the wilderness with very small children is something a parent does not think of doing (IMHO). They would want their kids to have the best and not living where there is a threat around every corner.
Here is why I say this.
My own mother left when my brother and I were 8 and 9 yrs old. We never knew where she was for a few years. I later found out at age 16 where she was living and went there to see her. Only because mom confided in her mother NOT to tell us where she went for her safety. You see, mom was constantly abused by my dad daily. She saw one opportunity to escape one day and she did.
As I matured I realized that what mom did was to save her soul from the daily attacks by dad. I do not hold her leaving against her at all. As a young child I was all about "I miss mom, where is she?" It was about MY feelings and not hers. I realized as I grew up that she had one chance to escape and she did.
Good for her. However, that left my brother and I to put up with dad's constant drunkenness and abuse. My brother left the house at 16 as soon as he dropped out of school and I left at 17, as soon as I was able to get a car and get the hell out of there.
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