By tomcat69 - 11/07/2011 00:01 - Canada

Today, after spending 6 months and $15,000 on lawyer fees at my 13 year old son's request, his abusive, alcoholic father no longer has any legal right to see him. How did my son repay me? He ran away to live with his father the very first time I told him he couldn't have friends sleep over. FML
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Lauren10102 3

Hey you could have seen this coming, the dad has both no rules, AND alcohol!!!

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Mirorbo 26

If he were younger, I could understand...but 13? Really? What an ungrateful child...

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marchelle001 0

You're the adult and what you say goes. In no time he will be back. Our generation is ****** smh.

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birdfreak 24

not really. my dad doesn't do much because he's getting old. : /

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seeunexttuesdays 6

drunk dads who beat the shit out of you every day for money to buy booze sound fun, dont they?

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saintdalman 4

Clearly, the father's not as abusive and drunken as you claim he is, or the kid wouldn't be running to him.

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birdfreak 24

your son's ungrateful. not your fault really it's all hormones

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zumzum_fml 3

Would YOU like to be a single, most likely hard-working woman with a house full of most likely bratty teenagers ? She may need a lot of resting after what happened.

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xStaciexLynnx 15

if they're 13 they can take care of themselves while she relaxes... I realize there are times to say no but your reasoning is selfish. Being a parent means life is about your kids.

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KVKdragon 26

even though teens make impulsive actions based on the emotion of the moment, I really have to question your son's sanity and common sense. there's a reason that he wanted you to legally ban the dad from seeing him and he needs to remember why, as well as how his loving and caring mother sacrificed time and money to make that happen

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meagy 6

It can't be that bad living with his dad if he would rather be abused, than live with you.

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tigrouficele2012 44

"At his request"? I don't understand why that part of the sentence is there, other than to imply that you only separated him from his father because he asked you to, which I doubt is how you meant it...

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slushpup9696 12

Yes that seemed weird to me too. What, does she not care that he's being abused unless he makes sure to tell her and give her specific instructions to get legal about it?

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whiterabbit420 4

60- they were probably already divorced or separated and the dad had visitation. visits always sucked or dad was always drunk and at the sons request the mother had those rights nullified.

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tomcat69 0

That's exactly it. I included "at his request" to convey that he was totally on board with the proceedings and that it wasn't just me being vindictive and trying to keep my ex's sons from him.

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mariet_fml 23

Lock up all of his non-necessary belongings, like video games, movies, and computer. If he's going to be an ungrateful little shit, he can be treated like one. A month of good behavior gets him his movies, two months gets him his computer, etc. A major infraction gets it all donated to Goodwill. I'm not saying he has to be a perfect little angel to receive his things (that you probably bought him) or that they should be taken away because he was five minutes late after curfew. But he does need to learn that his actions have consequences. If he decides he wants to run back to Daddy, as much as it hurts and as afraid as you will be, you might have to let him learn on his own what living with his dad means.

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slushpup9696 12

A lot of teenagers (like me, for example) actually need their computers for schoolwork. You can however block sites like Facebook.

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mariet_fml 23

He can use his mom's computer for schoolwork. If he is in walking distance of the school or library, he can use those computers, or maybe his mom can take him there. Most teachers are pretty flexible if the parent comes in and says that it is not possible for their kid to use a computer most of the time. edit: I'm not trying to argue. I'm just saying that she has to be strict. I'm 19. When my parents tried to block websites I got around it very quickly.

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lalala2589 0

Yeah, all that homework he'll be doing over summer...

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mariet_fml 23

169: Some schools are year round, or he may not earn his computer back until after school starts.

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