[Denise_8sag2]

:confused: I am a mother of 4 children in Texas. I have two from a previous relationship and we were never married. I am thinking about terminating my rights to them, ages 8 and 7, because they are having a hard time adjusting to the different rules among a total of 4 different people. They live with their great grandparents, but also have their dad's rules, his girlfriends rules, and then my rules when they are over. I wish that I didn't have to think this way, but their dad is wanting me to change my rules and the way I discipline so that it will be easier on them. I have a 3 year old and a 2 year old that live with me. I keep the same rules for all of them.

The main reason why I believe that I should give up my rights is because he has threatened to call CPS (Child Protective Services) on us for what my 8 year old says. My 8 year old is a constant liar and is also seeing a therapist every time he acts up in school or has other problems. I was told that he was diagnosed with ADHD, but do not believe that he is like that. I believe that he is having some security problems and is lashing out in a violent way. I understand that it isn't always a good idea to give up parental rights, but I also have to look at trying to make sure that they don't end up with more problems than they are already going to have, and also make sure that I am able to protect and raise my other two without all the stress and problems that my older children are having and trying to deal with. :mad:

[NowWhat]

What good would giving up your rights do?
Do you not want to see these kids and be a part of their lives? And what message will that send them? That they aren't good enough to have the love of their mother?

[Fr_Chuck]

So just don't use your rights, let the kdis stay with their dad 100 percent of the time and that is the end of it,