My husband and I got custody of his kids about 1.5 years ago. They have not seen their mother since-her choice not ours. According to the children the mother and her boyfriend were abusive to them. They are 4 and 7. The seven year old is doing better. He is in school and loves it and seldomn asks about mom anymore. The 4 year old on the other hand is our problem that we don't know how to handle. He hates us. He calls me a *****. He bites, he hits, he tried stealing the neighbors bike-while his own was right there. I've tried talking with him about how it makes us feel and how it makes him feel-he doesn't seem to get it. I've talked with therapists and they say it's because he's one of five children and trying to stand out. So we spend more one on one time with just him. Then he comes home and it starts all over again. My new concerns happen at night. He has been to the emergency room three times this month for getting up in the middle of the night and drinking or eating things he
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