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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 307977" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I most certainly would press charges. My son was very violent. The first time I saw the worst of it he spent 4 months in a locked psychiatric hospital ward. It helped, but not enough to make him want to change totally.</p><p></p><p>That was mostly directed at my daughter, his little sister.</p><p></p><p>a year later it was aimed at ME. I was becoming a battered woman. I had the sheriff come and remove him in handcuffs. The ONLY reason I didn't press charges was that teh officer felt bad for all of us and kept "losing" the paperwork. So then the judge refused to hear the case. The judge DID refuse to make us take him back. I would have gone in contempt because it would NOT have happened. The judge knew it, I am pretty sure. </p><p></p><p>Go ahead and press charges. There are many options you can only get into via the courts, at least there are here. </p><p></p><p>If you do NOT press charges then no way will the boyfriend stay away. Nor will she change anything she does. She would have no reason to. She would see you as ineffective and always bluffing. NEVER threaten anything you will not carry through with.</p><p></p><p>Ignore the man's consequences. They are NOT your problem. He played the game, he gets the consequences. </p><p></p><p>I am so sorry things are so difficult and painful. Parenting just hoovers sometimes, doesn't it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 307977, member: 1233"] I most certainly would press charges. My son was very violent. The first time I saw the worst of it he spent 4 months in a locked psychiatric hospital ward. It helped, but not enough to make him want to change totally. That was mostly directed at my daughter, his little sister. a year later it was aimed at ME. I was becoming a battered woman. I had the sheriff come and remove him in handcuffs. The ONLY reason I didn't press charges was that teh officer felt bad for all of us and kept "losing" the paperwork. So then the judge refused to hear the case. The judge DID refuse to make us take him back. I would have gone in contempt because it would NOT have happened. The judge knew it, I am pretty sure. Go ahead and press charges. There are many options you can only get into via the courts, at least there are here. If you do NOT press charges then no way will the boyfriend stay away. Nor will she change anything she does. She would have no reason to. She would see you as ineffective and always bluffing. NEVER threaten anything you will not carry through with. Ignore the man's consequences. They are NOT your problem. He played the game, he gets the consequences. I am so sorry things are so difficult and painful. Parenting just hoovers sometimes, doesn't it? [/QUOTE]
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