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23 Aug 09 #140761 by Hedgewitch
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My beautiful husband and father of our 3 children suffered a traumatic brain injury 9 years ago. He's been yelling ever since. I see glimmers of who he used to be, and I still love that man.
Tonight, I asked him to leave. I'm sick of being yelled at. I'm sick of my kids being yelled at. He doesn't think that he yells...
I'm in pain. I haven't told my kids yet.
I discovered your website by Google - "how do I tell my kids".
I'm in New Zealand, so we're 12 hours out from your time zone. Its 11pm here.
I'm thinking about whether or not I should quit my job tomorrow. My kids are 2, 7 and 8.
I realised I was letting my oldest decide whether her father should live with us or not. I was copping out.
I'm the adult. I had to make the decision. Maybe the kids will hate me. Maybe they'll have some happier days now the yelling man has gone.
Maybe my resolve will break down and I wont go through with this at all...

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23 Aug 09 #140763 by abc321
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Firstly when you marry, its for better or worse and should certainly be in case of medical injury. If you had become paraplegic or something, would you not expect him to stand by?

What is the medical diagnosis, prognosis? What else can be done medically - research that. It may be a temporary phase or you need to pursue specialist treatment. Brain and nerve injuries do take a long time to heal.

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23 Aug 09 #140767 by Hedgewitch
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It's been 9 years since the injury... Gees, do you think I've been doing nothing?

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23 Aug 09 #140771 by Sun 13
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That's sad story hedgewitch. It must be awful when the person you love changes personality like that

I take it you've explored all medical routes - ADs, psych, etc?

Are there any other changes apart from the shouting?

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