My husband has 4 kids from marriage #1. I'm 12 yrs younger 1st marriage no kids. He/They come from an impoverished country so I agreed to sponsor his children to come to live here. 3 yrs of paperwork, attorneys and mtgs with INS and they were finally approved arriving in the US on 05/06. Ages 14, 18 and 21 are all male & a 10 yr old girl. Due to the language barrier we decided 2 yrs ago that he wld handle discipline/behavioral issues. For yrs he said, “American kids are disrespectful of adults, spoiled & lazy. My kids are nice & well-behaved.” He said to let him know ASAP of any/all problems and he'd “handle them immediately”. Well these kids are mannerless, manipulative, interrupt CONSTANTLY, questi. everything I say, give me silent treatmts. over having homework, talk over me in French & expect to be waited on by me--Just a FEW examples. If I tell my husb. he says, "You are lying!" or "I can't do anything about it!" He refuses counseling & I have no $$ to leave. Suggestions please?
2006-09-06
23:25:34
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Kaitlyn
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