I don't know what kind of help I can get here or really if there is any, so here goes my story.
I am married to a man that makes me really happy and my four children love him like a daddy. He has three children and two of them live with us. A daughter 13 and a son 9. The daughter is writing notes about having oral sex in a room at our church, taking my daughters pills and his son hits on my children a lot. His children don't have to follow the same rules, although at one time they did.
They went to their mothers at christmas and it was a peaceful time in our household. I didn't have to worry about the safety of my children and there wasn't many problems while they were gone. All the children to age appropriate things and mine get in trouble for what they do and his don't.
His daughter has been grounded for notes, only for the content. This time nothing has happened, she was suppose to be grounded when she came home because of other notes and that didn't happen. His son gets sent to his room to play video games and then gets off before even 5 mins.
Do I love my husband??? Yes very much, I was reminded of how much when it was the six of us. I saw how he was with my children and me. The was a real warmth in the home. Now every afternoon when they get home from school I disappear to the bathroom to cool off.
I have asked him if it were his kids getting treated this way what would he do or how would he feel? Doesn't really have any answers, just that he wouldn't like it. If these were kids in the area my children wouldn't play with them for the lack of supervision and disipline in their lives. They have no consideration for anyone.
I have tried doing what I could but that isn't good enough. I raised my chilren the way I was raised. My brother and I have turned out pretty good. We have made our mistakes but if I had been 13 and wrote notes like she is writing I would have been in a lot of trouble!!! I worry about my children! I would never ask a person to choose, so I guess that is why I am here because I need to figure this out.
I want to make the right decission here and don't know if I will. My children love him with all their hearts and due to similar problems I almost left in the past and it tore my children apart. I know that all things can be fixed but is this fixable? Do I ignore it and nag when things happen? Help any advice welcome!!!