so i met my bd when i was 17, he was 44. at the time i recently moved to the states and i was living with my grandma and we weren’t the best of friends anyways i met him and he told me i could live with him, two months later on my 18th birthday i got pregnant. fast forward now, i found out he has 3 other kids by 3 other women who he HID from me. If I speak to any of my family members he starts an argument and threatens to kick me out. i’m also an immigrant so he threatens not to marry me so i get my papers. So he works on the weekend, everytime he works i have his 5 year old, he was granted custody of him because the mother was abusing substances. i am now 19 and its sad to say but if i wanted a 5 year old kid i would’ve had one. HES NOT IN SCHOOL BTW. So last night i told him i can’t babysit one weekend because my family and i want to do a little get together, he starts arguing that i should take HIS child. I don’t think that’s my responsibility, i am entitled to my child and still living my life. So because of that he threatened to stop proving, now i’m considering to go to the shelter and start brand new. what are your options? please tell me if im wrong
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i mean are we really surprised he had a kid?

There’s literally so much wrong here I don’t know where to start. Why isn’t the child in school? Can you not privately tell someone?!

Go. To. The. Shelter.
Start afresh.
Immigrant or not, you'll get some form of help as you're with a tiny human.
If you are religious, go to your local church/mosque, they will be more than happy to help you somehow till you find your feet.
Also, is going back to your grandma not an option?
Better there than with someone who clearly just saw you as free childcare for him while he still Carries on with his life and puts yours on hold.
Forget the threats to not marry you and give you papers. Even if you decide to stay in hopes he will do that and sort you out, he could use that and frustrate you even more. Before you know it, you have lost your youth, confidence, time, etc.
Don't let anyone blackmail you into staying in a situation that is draining your life.
Besides, if he's a citizen already, there should be benefits (immigration-wise) for you since you have his kid.
Research for organisations who help women in such situations. I know in the UK they are called "women's aid".

Feel free to chat anyone you trust in confidence. There's always help. You just need to be looking in the right direction.
You are also not in the wrong, if any, it's him. He should even be reported to those in charge to answer for why his kid is not in any form of education.
And why he is using your immigration status to manipulate you because clearly, this is Immigration-abuse.
He doesn't want you being in touch with family as much as you should because he knows they will quickly see through everything and force you out themselves. Doesn't look like he wants to lose the free childcare he gets if he's making threats at each point to keep you from leaving. 😒
Sorry you are having to go through this 🫂