my husband is a veteran with ptsd. he returned from combat 2013. we had our son 2014. since then he has been absent. drinking, using prescription drugs, emotionally physically gone. angry. physical a couple times. cheating. my son and the pets and i have decided its time for us to leave. ive been a stay at home mom for a year, i never expected for my marriage to be over, nor did i agree to the responsibility of a child to raise alone. i have friends and my mother in law in massachusetts, i am in chicago. he ended the marriage yesterday so... i mean i have to packm um move, i have pets... i dont know excatly what i need to do or where to start but i am alone and if it werent for my children i wouldnt ask for anything. i just need to get us a"home" as it were. i am not expecting anything really from this. it told me to set a goal i didnt know how to answer it. a friend offered gas money and im always too proud too indepent for assistance but having children insists upon asking for help. okay enough about me...