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My husband has a bad presciption drug problem.

His source has dried up. He know I have pain medicine for a medical condition and asked for mine. I won’t give it to him, he moved into spare room and we fight constantly in front of the kids. I want to be a good influence to our kids and I want him to. He is not willing to quit and has tried angry, drunk, guilt, being nice, mean, insulting and the list goes on and on to get me to give him a pill. I will not it is illegal and I am not going to enable him. Do I let my marriage go and protect my kids. I can do that but I will need a job. I have been a stay at home mom for years. I know this is not going to get better just worse. Any advice. This has happened before with an ex and I left but now I have kids to think of. He will not go to Dr or rehab.

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Chameleon offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 13 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (11 minutes after post)

If he’s treating you that badly, leave. That environment isn’t good for your kids, and he’s not even willing to go to a doctor so he’s really leaving you no choice.

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Bluepainter77 offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (1 hour, 8 minutes after post)

Dearest August Nights,
First–this is not something that you can decide from an on-line community’s advice–you need professional help to get you through the next step. Having said that, I will give you the best piece of advice I have ever been given–when people show you who they are . . . believe them. What are you waiting for, an official invitation? A hospital visit? I’m a father myself and I can tell you, if I thought my child’s welfare were in ANY way being endangered by the behavior of my spouse and my spouse were unwilling to participate in a process of some kind . . . I would take my little girl and be out the door so fast. The effects of your husband’s behavior have already taken seed in your children. Do not wait until their futures are so jeopardized and compromised that they will have to spend the rest of their lives sorting through their baggage. First, BE STRONG. Your kids need your strength. Second, get PROFESSIONAL help. But whatever you do, don’t pretend that what is happening will change. If you decide to leave your husband at this point to make a life for your children, who knows, that may just be the kick in the *** he needs to make a change and perhaps, down the line, he will be recovered enough to step back in to your lives. In the mean time, do what is right for you.

Best of luck. You are not alone.

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Augusta offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (6 hours, 52 minutes after post)

Thank you everyone for your advice. I will get professional help and take my kids to a friends this week while I am doing that. I really have no where to go for more than a couple days at a time, unfortunately. There are so many issues, financial is one. I would have to sell the house to get the money to leave, I guess I should do that. I just do not want my kids here until the house sales, we all know how long that can take. My parents are dead, and the only family I could count on is dead. How can he act normal at work and freak out so bad at home? How does he keep his job?

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