Hi, I'm not really sure what I'm looking for, just a handhold/support maybe?
Bit of background..My mum has been been verbally/emotionally abusive all my life. She hit me a few times as a child but stopped once I was a teenager.
For the last few years me and DS(4) have had to live with her for financial reasons. It was okay at first but over the last year she's become verbally/emotionally abusive again and over the last few months it escalated. It's run my mental health into the ground and I can see the effect hearing/seeing it has been having on my DS. Today she was screaming abuse at me, I didn't respond as I didn't want to shout in front of DS and so she raised her hand to hit me (but didn't). DS and I were going out today anyway so I quietly put as much stuff in my usual bag as I could and left. We're staying the night at a close friend's. I don't want to go back. My mum thinks we're just staying the night so I can "cool off".
I phoned the council and have an appointment tomorrow but they're not 100% sure they can help as I'm on the tenancy. The tenancy ends in July, the rent was paid upfront and the landlord has a sale going through.
I know people suffer much worse which is making me feel silly for leaving. But I couldn't take my son seeing that anymore.
Does anyone have any advice or just general support? Feeling emotional now DS is asleep. Sorry it's so long 😬