we've been married for 12 years and he's becoming increasingly emotionally abusive. The abuse is mostly aimed at me, although he does yell and swear at our two children (ages 7 and 4 1/2) more and more often now. (and, in fact, he claims that is my fault b/c I am "too soft" in my disicpline.) The problem is, the children still adore him because he is extremely immature and impulsive, which I guess makes him a good playmate (puts him more on their emotional level). They really hang on everything he says (some of which is belittling me and what I tell them to do) and enjoy his company very much. I am afraid that they will resent me for taking them away from their daddy if I leave with them. I don't know how to explain the situation to them, how to get them to understand without bad-mouthing their father. I don't want them to hate him, but I also don't want them to stay in a situation where they are being abused and learning awful patterns and habits. Please help!
2006-07-13
21:13:41
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