(((Addy))) Dr.Phil always says that we teach people how to treat us. I think you have decided, and rightly so, that you aren't going to put up with it anymore....you deserve better and I hope he learned something.
I've "known" you a lot of years and we have seen each other grow and change. Sometimes we pay a very high price for our actions...I admire your standing up for the right thing. I think you are a hero for doing so.

"I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

-Christopher Reeve