I had to flee my home recently with my 2 year old son. My abuser is incarcerated now and his bond was denied. They granted me an order of protection for 1 year and custody. Anyone dealt with this before? I'm still in shock it took me until it was too late (him kicking in my front door and choking me in front of our 2 yr old son) to see that I was actually in a abusive relationship. I'm not dumb, crazy, paranoid...I am relieved but exhausted all the same. I had to leave my two older sons with their dad since his home is stable. I have my two year old with me. I am concerned because he choked me... placed his hand on my neck and just stared at me with a blank look. he didn't squeeze my neck, he wasn't being mean, and you could tell he was curious about what he saw his dad do to me. How can I help my son? All I did in that moment was kiss his hands and tell him these were not meant to hurt me. I told him he has love in his hands and can place it on my heart.