misterearp

My daughter used to display similar behavior problems. She was just being affectionate and didn't know how to express it properly. Her uncles and I often rough house with her and it's just playful and affectionate fun. She didn't know where that was appropriate and not, though, because she was only two at the time. Some other parents complained and I did my best to remedy the situation. Some parents started awful rumors that my kid was autistic and needed mental health guidance. I had to get her tested just to satisfy them. Turns out she's a normal kid. Big surprise. The problem in our case was that the nursery leaders refused to correct her behavior in any way. If she acted out, they'd complain to me. I'd ask them what they were doing to correct her behavior, and they'd whine about my kid being the problem. It's taken a long time to correct people's perceptions of my daughter because of insensitive people who only concerned themselves with what was right in front of them and wouldn't look at the whole picture. I'm not trying to imply you're guilty of this, but I would encourage you to consider the needs of the stepmom and the kid, and realize he's two years old. He doesn't know any better. I'd tell the bishop and primary president that if they can't ensure your kid will be safe in nursery, that you'll be forced to attend so your kid is safe. It's not the best option for you, maybe, but maybe it is. I just thought it might be valuable for you to hear from someone who's been on the other side of your issue. Good luck.

Thanks for all the supportive comments. I know things will eventually get better; it's just hard to see that far off day from where I stand now.

Howdy, y'all. My wife of ten years informed me a few days ago that she wanted a divorce. We married in the temple, have a four year old daughter, and I thought she would be my eternal companion. There were lots of problems in our marriage that, no matter how hard I tried to resolve, I could not. Then, two days ago, she shipped out to go on involuntary orders to Afghanistan. She's in the Navy. What's worse, we're massively in debt. I'm totally in over my head and have no idea how to deal with all this. I want to move on with my life, but I'm shackled to my debt, to my failed marriage, and just to really confuse things, I need to be there for my wife to support her and encourage her through this most difficult challenge of her life. No one except our bishop in our ward knows our situation. I can't share the news with my ward because if I do, I jeopardize my housing arrangements. (It's complicated.) So I came here for support from my church extended family. Well, nice to meet you folks. I hope to gain some perspective from y'all.