Walking on eggshells

How do you stop your children from telling their dad everything happening in your home. My kids loyalty is not to me, it’s to their dad. Their dad wants to take them from me because he doesn’t like my husband. They tell him everything that is said and done in my home. Personal conversations, everything. I feel like I’m still living with my abuser and if I’m being honest it makes me not want my kids here. If they think the grass is greener on the other side then go, because I can’t live like this. My kids are 14 and 16. Old enough to be left home alone. If I go out to dinner somehow their dad knows. I’m assuming he calls and asks what they are doing, and where is mom and they tell him I’m out. Then during an argument he will twist things and say “since you leave these kids home alone all the time.” I noticed recently my son will text me and ask when I’ll be home, where am I etc. even though I already told him before leaving the house that I’m running to the store or doing this or that. I’m guessing he’s doing that to get info for his dad. How do I handle this?
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Let them go live with their father. I wouldn’t deal with it.

Have you tried family counseling?

This sounds like a much deeper issue. Maybe therapy will help.

You should be taking your kids with you if they have such a big problem with it. You want to go out on a nice date with your husband? Tell the kids they're coming with you since it's such a problem that they have to tell their dad. You need to run to the store? You need to go out to get gas real quick? Pack them kids up every single time. It seems like that is the main problem that you're discussing here.

Honestly, I’m with Kendra on this one. I think getting some family therapy for you and your kids might help if that’s accessible for you but if you can’t do that, I’d send them over.

I would get family counciling. You say he was your abuser and seem like he is using the kids to keep tabs on you. Idk what kind of abuser he was but he could be manipluating them to get the information he wants. So family therapy with the kids may be beneficial. But IDK.

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