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Why should anyone stay where they are not wanted

I have tried to make this work and it is just getting worse as time goes on, My husband has a hisory of drinking and he is not a good boy, HE does not get physical or anything like that he just says a lot of things he lashes out on me most of the time then on top of it he does not think reponsible drinking or not, one time he was drinking and could hardly walk and asked our son to go for a ride with him and I told him no way and he told me that he can take him if he wants to and there was nothing that I could do about it thank goodness that he did follow through with it but my thing is what if I leave him he gets his weekends and puts my child in a car while he is under the influence or tries to burn down the house, he had fallen asleep with our oven on before when I was gone for one night, and another thing when my son is sick my husband always say that I make it worse then what it is all the time but the truth is everytime I took our son to the Doctors he either has ear infections high fevers, flu what ever it may be at the time and my husband never ever checks to see if our son is sick or not there was also a time that I was working and my husband called and told me that our son was acting like he was sick and I had asked my husband if he took a temp, he said no ( of course) so I told him to do it and he said that he was fine that he did not need to, so when I got home my son looked awful so I took the temp not to mention that he was a fire cracker and his temp was 103.5 I called the Dr and she told me to get our child to the ER and my husband thinks its all a joke so I stay in this marriage thing because my husband would not take care of our child the way that he should or I am afraid that something would happen to our son. My husband has some issues and he does not think to responsible about things and I just am scared to end this marriage for the sake of our son but at the same time it is taking a toll on me as well. He does not love me he too stays for our son either one of us want to give him up but we are not getting along at all and I try not to let it show when my son is around but sometimes things happend and I take my son and go somewhere for a while to let things cool down, What in the world can I do, We need some mjore help or we need to end this thing but I do not trust him taking care of our son by himself cause he won't do what needs to be done or what should be done like not putting him in a car when you or some one has been drinking, sorry I just have alot bottled up and I have no where to empty all of this,

by unsure    7 Posts   
Posted on 3/13/2008 5:06 PM    
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I want to thank all of you for the support, and I do need to seek legal advice and see what I can do, I was raised around drunks most of my child hood and I promised my self that I would not do that to my children and here I am making him go through the crap I went through as a child by the way my boy is 5 and he is the best son a mother could ask for. Thank you is seems crazy that there is more support from people I don't know then from the people I do know, I think that I am going to protect my young like a mother should
by unsure   7 Posts
Posted on 3/14/2008 11:17 PM
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He needs help you cannot give him.  He should get professional help.  If you do not your son could become harmed then you both will be to blame.  You should try to talk to see if you do want to stay for eachother not just your child, because staying and raising a child in an unhappy environment does more harm.  If you cannot talk, maybe you and your son should leave.  I am no expert, but you have to think of your son's safety and your well being.
by bluedev   7 Posts
Posted on 3/13/2008 11:19 PM
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I am sorry you are going through such a rough time, divorce and all that goes with it is not fum.

Make sure you have an attorney who experienced with alcohol related problems.  He/she will tell you what you need to do, and how to go about doing it.  If cost is an issue, contact legal aid.  The sooner you know your options the more confident you will feel.  
Also, you might contact AA. they may have some suggestions.  Alcohol effects the entire family (as you probably know), perhaps the meetings they have for family members could be of help to you and your son?  You did not mention how old your son is, this may also effect visitation. 

Tato is right, you can not stay in the marriage because Your husband is not responsible.

Remember, we are here for you.
by starr1   185 Posts
Posted on 3/13/2008 11:18 PM
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how can prove this though I mean I have family and friends that will say that he does have a drinking problem and he has done some jail time for driving drunk but that was back in 2000 how do I get this until he gets help? I know he loves his son but I also know that something will happen if he is drinking I just know it
by unsure   7 Posts
Posted on 3/13/2008 10:08 PM
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You should not stay in this marriage for fear of your husband not being responsible cause if that is the case he will have limited visitation rights... you can even have him visit your son with someone else present (not you) and have him quit drinking before he can have full rights... check with an attorney... but you should not stay for that reason.
by Tato   417 Posts
Posted on 3/13/2008 8:33 PM
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