Quote From: msvibes As a parent that has been going through a custody battle I guess you could say for a little over a year now I know how you feel it is very hard.. granted my ordeal could be a lot worse but thank god my daughter's biological father is what we call a disney land dad cause he doesn't want her full time he just wants her every other weekend saturday morning to sunday afternoon. and every other holliday.. and his mother is something else let me tell you.. his mother apporched me a couple months ago cause they wanted to take my daughter to tennessee cause his father is dying from copd and conjestive heart failure.. and I could have said no she can't go I mean that is my right as her mother but had I done that and not allowed her to go even though she is not yet two they would have used that against me when she got older it is hard to share your child with the other parent especially when that other parent is just out to hurt you or make you look bad my husband and I have had our work cut out for us over the the last year every weekend that she comes back from being over there she is a little monster my daughter's real father does not tell her no they do not correct her or disipline her they let her run amuck.. it is also hard when the other parent is jealous of your husband boyfriend girlfriend wife what ever the case may be cause then you have to deal with them teaching your child what to call the other person. like my daughter has called my husband daddy since she learned how to talk cause he has been there since pretty much day one.. however matt and his mom decided to teach her to call my husband brice cause he felt threatened by her calling brice daddy,..but the lucky thing for us was it back fired on them cause when we pulled up to pick her up she screamed daddy and ran to brice.. but anyway custody battles are hard sharing your children is hard but with time and lots of paitents and love you can over come anything.. the other question you have to ask yourself is what age is the right age to explain to them what happened between you and their other parent when those questions start poping up...I just don't know if any age is a good age cause it still hurts no matter what...
Morgan
I have a son going through the same thing he met wife when she was 5 mos pregnant her ex had moved on and kicked her to the curb,it took about 6 mo for my son to fall in Love with her and help her through this time.after the baby was born and they wanted to make it as a couple when the babies daddy decides he wants her back,so for the baby to have a family she said bye to my son only to be kicked to the curb again.Now 1yr later my son who is in the Navy marries this girl we all Love her and the baby .The custody battle which my son is paying for with money and emotions lives in Maine, she can not leave New Mexico the lawyers keep finding reasons why this can not go to court,more therapist more letters to his lawyer and still no end in sight her lawyer made up her mind it would take till Dec and it seems like it could go longer as long as the cash is flowing. So the babies daddy has the new girlfriend who he dumped her for has her for a baby sitter can be late to pick up the baby or with child support and read her the riot ACT any time he wants and my son who loves this woman and baby and wants to make a family with them is alone and the lawyers are getting rich along with the therapist.
It would be nice for Dr.Phil to have a show on custody laws and what are the Judges looking for The Mother -in -Love
