I’m still babysitting and every time I’m babysitting the kids always say “hurry up before daddy comes!” Now when I was small my sisters and I would say “hurry up before Daniel* comes!” It’s funny how things never change. My sisters and I would always be in fear of my brother. Well honestly it’ll be my sisters more than me.
Unlike my sisters, during this time, my dad still lived with us. My brother wouldn’t hit me because he knew that my dad was there and he wouldn’t want to get into it with my dad. Unfortunately for my sisters they weren’t so secured like I was. I still remember when I came home one day and I saw my oldest sister Jenny* get pushed into the tub with her nose all bloody. My other sister Monica* began crying because she was scared, which made me cry too. I didn’t understand why Jenny* was bleeding. I just knew that my brother did something to her.
Now as I’m a little older and I hear my niece and nephew say this I know why. “History repeats itself”. Sadly I know that this saying is true. I know my brother hits the kids and gets mad at them just like he’d do to me and my sisters. I know that the kids are afraid of him, I once was too. I’m sad to say but my brother is an abusive person.
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But first, I am so sorry your niece and nephew are living in fear of their father. i know it's an awful thing to think about, but if their safety is in jeopardy, you know what you have to do...call child protection.
My brother does not have children, luckily, but i fear for them if he does. He has always had serious anger management problems, and he used to try to kill me on a fairly regular basis. He seem better now, but every now and then, something will set him off (you never know what it will be) and his face gets red, and that vein pops out on his head, and you know it's time to run! It's been a while since I've seen him do that, but kids add a new level of stress to life. Man, I hope he never procreates!
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
I'm really sorry you have this family trouble, and I find it pretty brave of you to post it here like this. Like ediblewoman said, you should really think about contacting the police, or at the very least, talking to your dad.
I agree full-heartedly with the two above me.
I used to be very afraid of my dad because sometimes he would be verbally & physically abusive. Though it did not happen on a regular basis, the few times that he crossed the line were enough. I know what that kind of thing can do to the relationship between a child & their father.
You need to get your family involved. Your immediate family, the mother of the kids, & her immediate family. It's not right to know what's happening and sit back & let it happen.