hi please could someone offer me some advice the things I about to share are so shameful I can’t believe looking back that I let these things happen and now I think I may end up losing my dc because of it,I was with my ex husband 18 years we have 5dc together he was very abusive to me and my children hitting us punching kicking we wasn’t allowed to watch television the children wasn’t allowed toys because they were apparently against his religion (he is Muslim Pakistani I’m British white)I was not in contact with my family my ex’s family would tell me he is in the right he is there father and I was kind of brainwashed by it all ,since we have escaped my children have started different schools as we moved city I just upped and left one day and we fled,with the school I was honest with them about the past because I want the help and support my dc need in the past social services had been involved but I never spoke up which I’m so ashamed about now,one particular incident I told the school was that around 6 years ago my husband strangled my son making him pass out and crack open his head on a table my husband told me to take him a and e at the time and say it was a accident which I did,when I told the teacher this he said he must report this to social services which I understood but me and the children are safe now no contact at all with ex but I don’t no what to do I’m so scared of losing my children please can someone offer some advice thankyou