Ainne had lived in a violent relationship for twenty years. She watched her children grow up before she felt able to leave. Ainne says that she has always been responsible for taking care of others. Since arriving at the Refuge she has begun a to take care of herself. She has also started going to college. She worried about what her children would think of her leaving their father. She was anxious the first time they came to London to see her. She was surprised when her children asked her why she had not left years ago.

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