I am 18 years old and my babyfather is 24. We have been together for four years, but we have been living together for two and a half years. I love him very much. Since I have our baby girl, he has been very disrespectful. He has been with four of my friends and he got one pregnant. They all call me names on the road.

When I retaliate they call him and tell him that I started it. Then he beats me like his one-year-old daughter. He hasn't given me anything in the past one and a half years, not even for his baby. I am a very beautiful girl who can't go anywhere.

Pastor, I really need your advice.

K.R., Kingston, Jamaica

Dear K.R.,

I suggest that you try your very best to get a job if you are unemployed, and that you end the relationship with him. I also suggest that you take him to court for child support. If he hits you again, you should report him to the police and have him arrested.

Pastor