I am a square peg forever.

I was born in Indiana and grew up in Indianapolis.

Updating in 2009. Now I am back. I hardly know what to write about myself now that I am no longer the person I was two years ago when I joined cafemom. I am no longer the person who tries to show a happy face and marriage to the outside world, then goes home to be verbally abused. I am no longer the mom who sees her son get hurt by her husband, and just wishes and hopes it will stop. I stopped it.

Now, life is far from perfect and there will be perils in the road ahead. There are financial struggles. There may be a battle for custody of my younger son. I will endure. I will not lose him. I am not sure who I am anymore, but I know who I am not, will not be. I am not a victim anymore.