Is this abuse? Did I do the right thing?
Did I do the right thing?
The other night my husband got upset at my son(his step son). We had a disagreement over a punishment, then all of a sudden my husband said he was going to give my son 4 licks with the paddle and grabbed him angrily. I stepped between them and said no, you’re not doing that then he said he was going to give us both licks, then the next thing I know he grabs us both and says we have to leave and tries yo take us to the front door. I am screaming no, and he grabs my son and shoved him out the front door, then tried to push me out the door, but I refuse and lock it so my son can’t come in, then he starts going around the house grabbing my stuff and throwing it and telling me I have 10 minutes to get out. I keep grabbing my things back trying to gather them quickly and telling him I need more than 10 minutes, I’m screaming desperately. He then goes upstairs and starts to throw my son’s belongings down the stairs and I yell at him to stop because I am in absolute disbelief. I go into my son’s room to get some stuff for him and he is grabbing stuff and throwing it out the window. I am screaming at him to stop, every time he comes close to me I shove him away. He picks up a bat, I get it from him and slam it on the floor and tell him to stop. He then goes back downstairs and it’s all a blur. I told him I was going to call the police, and he said go ahead, so I did, then he stopped. My son and I went to my car to wait for the deputies. He grabbed his things and left before they got there.
Now I am questioning myself. Should I have called the police? I stepped in because I was afraid he was going to hurt my son. But now I know he feels deeply violated that I called the police and he will never speak to me again. I keep questioning myself decision.