Dear Abby: My nephew's father was physically and emotionally abusive. That's why he and his mother live with us. But now we are seeing similar characteristics in my nephew’s behavior toward our daughters.
My nephew's father was physically and emotionally abusive. That's why he and his mother live with us. Dear Abby: Now we are seeing similar characteristics in my nephew’s behavior toward our daughters.
My wife and I are raising our two daughters alongside my sister and her son . My sister and her baby daddy separated before their child’s birth because he was physically and emotionally abusive. However, the law allows him to still be in the boy’s life. I love my sister and my nephew, which is why we are raising our families as a village. The problem is, we are seeing similar characteristics in my nephew’s behavior toward our daughters. He’s manipulative and a little “overly familiar” toward my eldest daughter. She looks up to him, and he uses it to get her to do what he wants.
Now my 7-year-old is emotionally abusing and ostracizing my 6-year-old. I’m torn because my gut tells me to move and get my girls away from my nephew, but he, too, is a child, and I want to continue to support him so he can grow into a decent man. However, I am not willing to sacrifice my girls for his potential. What to do?Your children must come before your sister’s son.
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