Asking Eric: My boyfriend told my kids they have to keep secrets from me
Briefly

In the letter, a concerned mother expresses her worries about her boyfriend's detrimental influence on her children, particularly highlighting his manipulative behavior towards her son. The mother has sought therapy for her son's low self-esteem, but he is resistant to family counseling involving the boyfriend. The boyfriend's pattern of making the children keep secrets from their mother, along with negative assessments of her parenting, raises alarm about his intentions. The advice is clear: the mother should prioritize her children's safety and well-being by removing them from the boyfriend's environment.
It's inappropriate for him to be telling your kids to keep secrets from you, especially considering that those secrets are lies he's telling them.
His actions are very troubling... Compounding all of this is the way he judges your parenting. It's clear that your children are receiving negative messages.
It's imperative that you get your children away from your boyfriend as soon as you can. His motives aren't totally clear.
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