Mary Brotherton:  

After high school, took college classes part time and worked full time. Graduated from Thomas More College in 1992 with a BA in Business Administration. Gave birth to my first son in 1985 and married in 1992. Have four children whose ages are, 9, 11, 15, and 24. I'm currently divorced due to realizations in my marriage and life. Husband was a physiological abuser which means that he would put me down any time we were alone together. It was never in front of friends. At the same time, I was having "feelings" for women. So with this combination, not wanting to be with my husband and wanting/needing women, I requested a divorce on April 30, 2005. I think it was a total shock for him. He extremely racial and this just sent him over the age. His first step was to put a gun to my head and stated that the only good lesbian is a dead lesbian. But, the kids walked in and he had to put the gun away. After this, started counseling several times a week and after an additionl six months of staying with him, realized that divorice was the only hope of having a happy life. Started to plan and write down exactly what I was going to do step by step. On February 2, 2...Expand for more