Brothers

[looking4help2010]

so today i picked my soon up from his dad's just like every other weekend. recently my son startled holding and pulling on his penis all the time and he mostly does it when he comes home from his dads. also he wants the light on in his room wakes up almost every night and has had a few (2-3 accidents) in the last few weeks which he has not had since he is potty trained. i do know accidents happen but since he potty trained a year ago he has never had any accidents until recently. tonight he told me his brother holds and squeezes his pee pee and he tells him to stop. my son is going to be 4 and his brother is 5. this concerns me since his brother does go to counseling for behavioral problems. i made a report to dfs. did i over react or do the right thing? i am not one of those mom's who calls dfs for every little thing but i was sexually abused when i was younger and still deal with the results now and i do not want that for the future of my son. i am supposed to protect my baby.

[looking4help2010]

thanks you all. i do feel like it was the right choice. no the other boy does not live with me. his dad has custody of him so he has him all the time. there is a history of abuse. as a child the dad ( my son's father) was physically abused by his father and he also sexually molested all of his sisters. i know that the dad physically abused the older brother. he did so when we where together. he never touched the lil one( my son) cause i was always there to make sure it didn't happen. now that we are seperated that i am not there to protect him but i can still stop him from hurting him. i should have spoke a long time ago but i did good enough getting my son andme out of it. his mother is aware of what he does to his soon and she doesn't stop it and i feel like his family should be stopping him. i can't help every child but i will make dang sure he will never touch him again like that. his brother has been to a few counseling sessions due to behavioral problems which the kid never had a chance how is he to know any better. i am calling the dfs worker tomorrow to get updated and i will let everyone know. please keep the comments coming. i appreciate knowing that other people would have made the same choice as i made. i know the history and i know waht he is capable of and now since he left a mark on my son its time to stop him before the next visit ends in the emergency room.

[LeighAlexsandra]

You did the right thing because he told you his brother does this too him... at the age he is i dont think he'd be able too lie about stuff like that...Good luck

[margypops]

Yes you went with your gut feeling, and if its innocent thats okay as if it isnt you have helped protect a child ...well done

[AnnieBrooke]

You did the right thing.  I would not let them be together alone at this point.  Do you think the older boy is being abused?

[narla]

Does this brother live with you and your son?

Denise

[narla]

You did the right thing,if something is happening they'll get to the bottom of it and help you in dealing with the consequences.Good Luck

Denise