Any wannabe nurses with abusive husbands?

[Serenity7]

I would absolutely love to become a nurse, but have some obstacles right now. My husband is extremely financially and emotionally abusive, and I've been trying to get out of the marriage for several years, with no luck, b/c I can't find a FT job. There are no social work positions at all, which is all I've ever done. I'm instead working retail pt. I did begin my prereqs for NS, by becoming certified as a CNA. My husband and I also have a son who is a toddler. No family or friends want to take in a toddler, so I have nowhere to go, and my charming husband won't leave the house. I really want take more prereqs and go to NS, but I also am in a mad rush to get some kind of FT job to get out of this marriage. Part of me thinks I should wait around for a promotion at my job (so that I can get out of this marriage), but another part of me wants to get a CNA position and take classes. Has anyone been in my shoes before? Any advice?

[FLmomof5]

I wasnt exactly in your position. I was the bread winner and had a college degree. It still is tough to leave an abuser.

Contact your local shelter. They can help you (1) in planning your departure safely and (2) point you towards resources to get you on your feet.

I wish you the best.

[CJMR]

I haven't been in your position but I was in your son's position. My father was abusive to my mother in the same way. My mother left my father when I was 5 and my brother was 2. She rented a home in a bad part of town because that is all she could afford. She waitressed midnights and went to nursing school during the day while my little brother and I were at school or daycare. We were in the headstart program which provides daycare to low-income families. We had friends and family babysit us while my mother was at work and we were sleeping. It was rough by my mom is now a nurse and is financially stable and independent.