Man beater?
My wife, repeatedly hit me with a variety of objects shoes, fists, just anything to hand, over a period of 21years. I am twice the size of her and i was a judo instructor for 14 years. More than capable of inflicting serious injury on her, i never lifted my hand to her as i needed to stay with my son who was disabled, although she clearly deserved it., if i had hit her she would have gone to the police and etc. etc.
I went to a social worker friend to ask for some kind of help she said that my son would be taken from both of us if violence was detected in the home.
There are no mens refuges for battered men, men have scant chance of getting custody after a divorce and women, adulterers such as my ex even, will get 70% of the mans possesions and assets.
My advice to any men in this position is to get out as soon as you see the signs that your woman is a nutter build a home that your kids can share with you, and the first chance you get give her a ***** of the ***!
Truthfully if she hasn't poisoned their minds too badly, your kids will come to you when they realise what has gone on. Both my boys are with me, and are extremely angry with their drunken violent slag of a mother, so there you are!
I suppose i beat her in the end anyway!!