Hi Lady Lee,
Yup just pick yourself up and walk out the door.
That's just what I did at age 16...when I left home. I figured anything was better than that on-going abuse. And I did not go back.
A year later my mom left home, too.
I think back now ... she must have figured if I could do it, so could she...
I wish she was still alive. She died in 2000.
Thanks for "being there" for so many people Lady Lee.
Love,
ESTEE