I`m so upset it`s making me feel physically sick.
We`ve known that a neighbor down on the corner (big guy too) is an alcholic. We`ve heard stories about him beating up his wife and 2 step sons (& they have 3 smaller children of their own too , that he has`nt beat up...YET!) He`s even pulled a gun on them and held it to their heads and threatened them before. (I got this info from another neighbor that the wife has confided in,,,and I told her that if this woman did`nt get away from him that he was going to kill somebody someday...these kinds of things do not get better without A TON of intervention...they can only get worse!)
Well, last night when i was getting ready for bed I saw flashing lights through the blinds and when I opened them to see what was going on there were cop cars and amblunces all over the place down there.
The neighbor who has befriended the wife called this morning and told me what happened.
Apparently he came home drunk and started beating on her. (They think her leg is broken pretty serverly) Her 12 year old tried to help her ,and then he started in on him.....so the 15 year old came up behind the step dad and hit him in the head with a hammer to stop him.
The neighbor who called has been up to the hospital with them, and she says the wife is going to leave him this time. (I certainly hope and pray that she does!!!!)
Those poor children...even the ones he has`nt actually beaten...have got to be emotionally scared and absolutly terrified.
I hope the law sees the step sons reaction as self defence...cause he sure should`nt be prosecuted for trying to protect his family!
This guy should consider himself lucky that the step son is`nt a very big kid, and that he knew enough to quit when he was down and out, or he might not have even woke up today!
He`s also lucky that he did`nt marry someone like me. I consider myself pretty easy to get along with, and non violent....but trust me, I`d do whatever it took to protect my kids and myself from the likes of someone like him!!! He might be stronger than me when he`s beating me up the first time, but he`d better do a d*** good job of it, cause there sure as heck would`nt be a second time.If I could`nt get away from him or thought he`d come after me....well, lets just say, I`d rather be dead or in prison than to live with someone like him.
I`m sorry this is so long and if I sound too upset...but I am!
What in the world is the matter with a man who can treat his wife and children like this? (That he endured abuse as a kid himself is no excuse at all...he`s the adult here...and he should know enough to get help for himself for whatever demons are haunting him from his own childhood....he`s GOT to know that the problem is in him!)
Thanks for letting me spot off here....I`m just sick about this for her and the kids. Please pray that she will find the strength to GET AWAY from him FOR GOOD!
Linda
We`ve known that a neighbor down on the corner (big guy too) is an alcholic. We`ve heard stories about him beating up his wife and 2 step sons (& they have 3 smaller children of their own too , that he has`nt beat up...YET!) He`s even pulled a gun on them and held it to their heads and threatened them before. (I got this info from another neighbor that the wife has confided in,,,and I told her that if this woman did`nt get away from him that he was going to kill somebody someday...these kinds of things do not get better without A TON of intervention...they can only get worse!)
Well, last night when i was getting ready for bed I saw flashing lights through the blinds and when I opened them to see what was going on there were cop cars and amblunces all over the place down there.
The neighbor who has befriended the wife called this morning and told me what happened.
Apparently he came home drunk and started beating on her. (They think her leg is broken pretty serverly) Her 12 year old tried to help her ,and then he started in on him.....so the 15 year old came up behind the step dad and hit him in the head with a hammer to stop him.
The neighbor who called has been up to the hospital with them, and she says the wife is going to leave him this time. (I certainly hope and pray that she does!!!!)
Those poor children...even the ones he has`nt actually beaten...have got to be emotionally scared and absolutly terrified.
I hope the law sees the step sons reaction as self defence...cause he sure should`nt be prosecuted for trying to protect his family!
This guy should consider himself lucky that the step son is`nt a very big kid, and that he knew enough to quit when he was down and out, or he might not have even woke up today!
He`s also lucky that he did`nt marry someone like me. I consider myself pretty easy to get along with, and non violent....but trust me, I`d do whatever it took to protect my kids and myself from the likes of someone like him!!! He might be stronger than me when he`s beating me up the first time, but he`d better do a d*** good job of it, cause there sure as heck would`nt be a second time.If I could`nt get away from him or thought he`d come after me....well, lets just say, I`d rather be dead or in prison than to live with someone like him.
I`m sorry this is so long and if I sound too upset...but I am!
What in the world is the matter with a man who can treat his wife and children like this? (That he endured abuse as a kid himself is no excuse at all...he`s the adult here...and he should know enough to get help for himself for whatever demons are haunting him from his own childhood....he`s GOT to know that the problem is in him!)
Thanks for letting me spot off here....I`m just sick about this for her and the kids. Please pray that she will find the strength to GET AWAY from him FOR GOOD!
Linda
Bless this poor woman and her children. Let's move to IMO.
Unfortunately it's part of our culture. Most women still feel that children (especially boys) need a father to grow up with. Plus if she left him, my question if I were her is how do I raise 5 kids on my own? For some people its easier to take the punch then to have to worry about money.
