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txbondsman said:the mom needs to know that you feel this way, and that your not taking the kids away from HER just the situation that they're living in. If she chooses to get help and gets better, she can have a normal relationship at that time. It will help her have some peace of mind during this hard time for her and she may make more of an effort, otherwise she may fel like "fuck it, I've lost my family" and not want to try.
The last statement is spot on, it's for your girls.
AMEN TO THIS.
Beachboy, you are a GOOD MAN and A GOOD FATHER. Even though your children were put in a terrible situation by their mother and you couldn't do a DAMNED THING to protect or prevent you still realize that your girls NEED a mother. Any father who doesn't *get this* is NOT a father but just a spermdonor.
I understand how you feel 1 thousand percent and so does my husband.
You will do was is right and what is best for your children. This is all about them. Your exwife screwed her life up with drugs and put her children at risk. She kept your kids from you to spite you, which in my book is already a near in-excusable offense because as a mother - she should ALWAYS know better. Men are not always able to realize how detrimental to a child's development keeping them from their mother is. You clearly understand the bigger picture, but until the mother gets herself cleaned up you will have to take full responsibility for your girls. <--- I KNOW how much this hurts you. I know you love and miss your children. I know better than anyone. But I also know that you didn't in a million years imagine that custody would come to you like this.
Glean all of the support that you can from whatever place that you can get it. By being the exemplary human being you are and by not EVER EVER letting the girls see your anger and disappointment towards their mother (the children will have these feelings for her as they get older but that will be HER CROSS TO BEAR ALONE). Never EVER talk badly about her because she was not the one who did this to them. She was sick... That doesn't mean that it is an excuse for her behavior. It just means that you will give your girls the *freedom* to love her. All little children WANT to love BOTH of their parents.
If you ever want to talk or vent or anything feel free to PM me or my Old Grump. As I said, he understands your situation best.
I am truly sorry to read this stuff and my heart goes out to you in ways that you'll never know.
You will be with your girls soon. Love them. Reassure them. Be their superhero...
Why did this happen to your family? I've been asking myself that for 8 years now. And you know what the answer is?
BECAUSE....
Lotta people have it worse. I know this is little consolation but imagine if you had gotten a phone call to make funeral arrangements for your girls.
What happened to you is no different then what happened to me or to anyone else who has had worse experiences. There is no rhyme or reason, but that is only *life*.
We are only given what we can bear.
If I can bear my struggles... then you can bear yours.
