Emergency Preparedness

This post is about running away. If the worst happens and you need to escape on a moments notice these are the things you need. Get a suitcase or a duffel bag and fill it with the items I will discuss and then hide it or keep it somewhere you can access it as needed. Maybe that will be your closet, or the children’s closet or the trunk of your car or a friend’s house.
This is your emergency ( I’ve been hurt so bad I have to get out now bag) Just knowing you have it and are prepared for flight will relax and empower you!

1. Original birth certificates of you andyour children. You’ll need these if you manage to leave this painful relationship.
2. Copies of inportant documents like mortgage and insurance policies. ( If you ever do leave and make the decision to divorce you’re going to need this info.)
3. Account numbers of all individual and joint accounts, ( Again if you decide to divorce you’ll want this info)
4. Change of clothes for you and your children including PJs and several changes of underwear. ( If you have to bail in a hurry, you don’t know where you’ll end up and you’ll want clean clothes)
5. Every week try to put a liitle money aside, you may need to grab a taxi or a bus to escape and you’ll want to be able to get food or whatever until you get to safety. (You can’t depend on credit cards or atm because your significant other may cancel them if you run.)
6. Have a written list of all your contacts : doctors, dentists, friends, etc. He may cancel your cell phone service and you’d lose all your info if you’re depending on that.
7. Have a list of phone numbers for domestic violence shelters in your area along with mapquested directions to them.( You never know, you may need them).

You may never need to use this escape bag but just knowing you have it can empower you and give you a sense of control and in these situations a sense of control is important.

Think i left something off the list? Comment and I’ll add it.