:sick: I kid you not, I was sitting here fuming about how much I hate my fiancee's ex wife... Looking on the internet for ways to calm myself down and tone down the hatred... and I found this site. It is so comforting to know that I am not alone in this neverending battle. The only thing I am struggling with is that everywhere I look all the articles say step down and back, keep your mouth shut, no cents, blah blah blah... I'm sorry I can't do that. She is abusing the children and we have documented evidence of the neglect and physical abuse. And I cannot begin to describe to you the hatred I have for her. We have filed for custody of the children but it takes so long, we are literally sitting here with our hands tied behind our back. Waiting. Watching while she hits them with books and slams their heads into car dashboards, take pictures when the kids come over with bruises. Bathe them when they haven't had a bath in days. Buy them shoes when theirs have holes in the bottoms and coats when they have none, then grit our teeth when we see her brand new leather and suede couches. Listen to them tell us about how she hits them and hold them when they cry and beg us to not make them go back there. We get on our knees and pray that they will be saved from her and brought to us. I cry daily it seems thinking about them and the pain they must be going through. Makayla and having to go from a straight A student to failing every class. Teachers calling us because she shows so many signs of abuse, she wears the same clothes day after day, her and her brother hoard food because they dont know when they might get to eat again. It makes me so sad. The lawyer is moving as fast as she can but its only getting worse. I'm 26 years old tomorrow and I have no kids of my own, but Alex and Makayla are my life. I think about them all the time, have pictures of them everywhere, I never miss a game or a practice, I love them so much.....And if the witch would let me see Makayla and help her with her homework like we used to we might have a chance at bringing her grades back up. I don't think I can vent enough on here. I'm waiting as I write to go pick them up. She is holding out as long as she can because she knows we are trying to leave town for the weekend and go to his parents house. But she hasn't refilled his asthma meds in 3 weeks and she decides to try to get it now. I was supposed to have them almost an hour ago. She still isn't answering the phone, neither is her boyfriend. So I will wait until 6pm and then we will call the police yet again for yet another violation of the court order. God help us. God help me. She makes me sick...