Sometimes, when I hear my sister yell at her two children(ages 2 and 5), I get really bummed out. However, even I'm guilty of it too, when I yell at them, but I never cuss at them and I never hit them. I feel like I should cut her slack because she's a single mother living back at home and she's trying to get her life back in order. A part of me feels she got into marriage life too quick and I'm sure she won't admit to it, but I feel the reason she married this guy was as an escape and a reason to not be alone, because her previous lover didn't keep in contact due to some pact they made where they would get married. I know that sounds weird. Anyways, even though I'm guilty of yelling at these kids for not doing as they're told, I think my sister goes overboard and I feel like these kids will grow up to be criminals like their dad. They're already in fear of her and they even share the same bed. I don't know what I can do for them. Sometimes, I just want to grab my sister and shake her and slap her and tell her that it's wrong to do it. She's family though, and I can't do that. My sister is one of the reasons why I don't want to live here and I feel like it's a copout to just walk away, even though I feel like I'm going insane whenever I hear my sister abuse these kids like she does, because I don't know what the right thing to do is. These kids run from her, and even say things like, "Don't hit me, mom!" No one that young should be able to say that. It pisses me off. I don't know what to do and I don't know how to cope with this. Something bad is going to happen one of these days. Confess ID: ngsznmkq        Posted On: 08-Nov-2008