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Once again, bio Dad derails difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 57073" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p><span style="color: #003300">Thanks for all of your wonderful insight. Terry.........your little blurb about insanity is doing the same thing over and over, really hit home. This is exactly what we have been doing - going through bio dads insanity with him - to the point it is making us all insane. For 16 years! Arg! It has to stop!</p><p></p><p>I know that I will have the courage Monday to sign those papers to start the court proceedings against him. I imagine in the beginning it will be the worst. Mat will find out that his dad is in jail for not paying child support - and Mat will be livid with me. He will have wanted me to "save" his dad, and not press charges. He has heard his dad talk to me enough about this, that he knows that without me pressing charges it would all be dropped. However, he will get over it. I think. (If I survive :laugh: ) It has always just been Mat and me, so it is not like he can turn to someone else as a surrogate parent - he will have to process through this, and learn to accept it. I guess the other caveat is that his granpa, his only other father figure, was diagnosed with brain cancer a couple of months ago. Not that either his granpa or his dad have been the best influences, but Mat does have a relationship with both of them. To lose both of them is going to be a lot. Shoot............it's a lot for me! (It is my dad that is sick)</p><p></p><p>I have 3 new counselors to call in just a minute for Mat. Some of you remember me posting about his last counselor who was a nuthead - so we are in search of a better one. One that does not ask Mat "so it sounds like you are <em>happy</em> that your granpa is dying?" Grrrrr.....yea, that's it......a 16 year old is happy that their granpa is dying. :mad: </p><p></p><p>thanks again for all of your advice.........and understanding. This board has changed my life in ways I never thought were possible. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 57073, member: 3301"] <span style="color: #003300">Thanks for all of your wonderful insight. Terry.........your little blurb about insanity is doing the same thing over and over, really hit home. This is exactly what we have been doing - going through bio dads insanity with him - to the point it is making us all insane. For 16 years! Arg! It has to stop! I know that I will have the courage Monday to sign those papers to start the court proceedings against him. I imagine in the beginning it will be the worst. Mat will find out that his dad is in jail for not paying child support - and Mat will be livid with me. He will have wanted me to "save" his dad, and not press charges. He has heard his dad talk to me enough about this, that he knows that without me pressing charges it would all be dropped. However, he will get over it. I think. (If I survive [img]:laugh:[/img] ) It has always just been Mat and me, so it is not like he can turn to someone else as a surrogate parent - he will have to process through this, and learn to accept it. I guess the other caveat is that his granpa, his only other father figure, was diagnosed with brain cancer a couple of months ago. Not that either his granpa or his dad have been the best influences, but Mat does have a relationship with both of them. To lose both of them is going to be a lot. Shoot............it's a lot for me! (It is my dad that is sick) I have 3 new counselors to call in just a minute for Mat. Some of you remember me posting about his last counselor who was a nuthead - so we are in search of a better one. One that does not ask Mat "so it sounds like you are [i]happy[/i] that your granpa is dying?" Grrrrr.....yea, that's it......a 16 year old is happy that their granpa is dying. [img]:mad:[/img] thanks again for all of your advice.........and understanding. This board has changed my life in ways I never thought were possible. </span> [/QUOTE]
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