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I get it. But plans change. In high school I dreamed of a military career. Now, 22 years later I'm driving a trash truck. Never joined the military. But it seems to me you have a choice, either find a way to tolerate your families behavior, or find a way to make it away from your family.  Seeing as your brother has already hurt your child, the choice would be easy for me, I would leave in a heartbeat, even if it meant working a dead end job at a fast food joint (or two) to keep my child out of an abusive home, which, if everything you say is true, he is indeed in a abusive household. And the problem with an abusive household is it escalates, and no one wins. Often, it ends in DFS getting involved and removing the child. But, unfortunately by then, the child's already subjected to a lot of trauma.

I tried that. It didn't work. 

Shalom, @Keras. I understand. If one cannot learn the ancient languages, then one must rely upon the ones who DO understand the languages, such as the makers of dictionaries and lexicons and commentaries by those who have studied the languages about which they teach. I've been there and done that. We have ONE Scripture verse that comes to mind any time I go to such a source: Romans 3:4 (KJV) 4 God forbid: yea, LET GOD BE TRUE, BUT EVERY MAN A LIAR; as it is written,  "That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings,and mightest overcome when thou art judged." Now, Paul is not saying that men INTENTIONALLY lie, but we ALL make mistakes! However, God's Word is always TRUE. So, we must take what men say "with a grain of salt!" This is why we must always COMPARE SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE as the Bereans did! I agree! However, knowledge is something we learn and accumulate. WISDOM is the correct use of knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 (KJV) 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. And, foolishness and wisdom are on opposite sides of the "number line." And, we both know that ... Psalm 14:1 (KJV) 1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]]  The fool hath said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt,they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. One should always verify what one is told: "In ancient China, the year was defined as 365 and 1/4 days long, matching the solar year. The lunar cycle was approximately 29.5 days, resulting in months of either 29 or 30 days. To reconcile the lunar and solar cycles, an extra half-month was intercalated every 16 months, according to Wikipedia. This adjustment ensured that the calendar aligned with the seasons and the moon's phases, according to Webexhibits." - Webexibits and Wikipedia. "The ancient Mayan year, known as the Haab, was 365 dayslong. It was divided into 18 months of 20 days each, plus a final 5-day period called Uayeb, which was considered unlucky according to Britannica." - History.com and Britannica. "The ancient Babylonian year was generally based on a lunar cycle, consisting of 12 months and lasting approximately 354 days. However, because this is shorter than the solar year (approximately 365 days), they would periodically add an extra month to reconcile the lunar calendar with the solar year, resulting in a lunisolar calendar." - Wikipedia and Livius.org. Now, I wouldn't think that one WANTS to spread untruths; we are usually taught what we believe by others who have come before us. One should ALWAYS verify what one was taught, however, to be sure that it lines up with the truth of God's Word. Perhaps, it SOUNDED good to the teacher, and he (or she) THOUGHT it would be a true thing to accept, but sometimes, teachers - even well-meaning ones - fabricate ideas and teach them as truth.

One can make a living without school, and the safety and well being of one's child should be ones priority.

Do the fathers of your children ever see them or contribute financially to their upbringing?   Along time ago I told you the courts would make them pay child support.  But you need to go through the courts....even if you never married them.