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Naomi and Paul are at odds over disciplining their kids. Their 16-year-old daughter curses at them while their 9-year-old son acts out. "We just can't keep fighting," Naomi says. "It's killing me."





Billy spent 8 1/2 years in prison for fraud and assault, while relatives raised his two sons. Now his 14-year-old son, Blake, is drinking, sneaking out and getting into trouble with the police.



