I swear people love chopping onions while I'm reading.
As a survivor, I just want to say thank you. You covered things beautiful, but most importantly you covered them. As someone healing, for me personally anyway, I find it a great help and a warm hug when writters refuse to shy away from those moments. Abuse is a very serious topic in writing, but should never be shied away from. The best way to help a person heal is to show them they are not the only ones, they are not alone.
Before I ramble into an essay on recovery and empathy, final word on this chapter ....
No dog house for you.