Post by dawn on Aug 7, 2008 21:46:14 GMT -5
Good Evening Ladies,
After much thought I have decided that I need some advise and alot of prayer on something that I have been wrestling with since yesterday.
I have a younger sister that I love very much, but I have some serious issues with her. She is not a Christian first of all which explains her behavior. However, her behavior has really hurt my children. She has alway over reacted to issues that come up in the family. She usually
verbally assaults whom ever her target it with cursing and screaming. Yesterday my 18 year old son was her target and I am really having a hard time being forgiving. My 18 year old and her 12 year old got into a argument because she always picks on my 12 year old son whom has ADHD and Asbergers. Robert had just had his fill and yelled at her and her was not nice. He apologized and that was it. My sister came to my house later that night and cursed him out loudly enough that my neighbors were coming out of their house. I should say that I watch her children in the summer. Her children have not been raised to be respectful. She has verbally and physically abused her own children for years and always escaped to system. I have tried to make a difference in the lives of her children. It always blows up in our face.
I am just at a loss. I want to turn the other cheek. How do I do that and keep her out of my home. I also need to say that our Mother lives with me. It is a really complicated situation and I have prayed and prayed and I don't know what to do. I think I am just to close to the situation to be objective. I want to include her and her kids in our family because I think that the influence is good for her kids. Not that we are perfect because we are not. But it is the only exposure her kids have to a normal family. But I think that she is harmful to my household, HELP! I need prayer.
After much thought I have decided that I need some advise and alot of prayer on something that I have been wrestling with since yesterday.
I have a younger sister that I love very much, but I have some serious issues with her. She is not a Christian first of all which explains her behavior. However, her behavior has really hurt my children. She has alway over reacted to issues that come up in the family. She usually
verbally assaults whom ever her target it with cursing and screaming. Yesterday my 18 year old son was her target and I am really having a hard time being forgiving. My 18 year old and her 12 year old got into a argument because she always picks on my 12 year old son whom has ADHD and Asbergers. Robert had just had his fill and yelled at her and her was not nice. He apologized and that was it. My sister came to my house later that night and cursed him out loudly enough that my neighbors were coming out of their house. I should say that I watch her children in the summer. Her children have not been raised to be respectful. She has verbally and physically abused her own children for years and always escaped to system. I have tried to make a difference in the lives of her children. It always blows up in our face.
I am just at a loss. I want to turn the other cheek. How do I do that and keep her out of my home. I also need to say that our Mother lives with me. It is a really complicated situation and I have prayed and prayed and I don't know what to do. I think I am just to close to the situation to be objective. I want to include her and her kids in our family because I think that the influence is good for her kids. Not that we are perfect because we are not. But it is the only exposure her kids have to a normal family. But I think that she is harmful to my household, HELP! I need prayer.