Try to take the emotion out of the situation, says Annalisa Barbieri, and always put the children first
I don’t know what to do about my grandchildren – I fear I am about to lose touch with them. My ex-daughter-in-law had an affair, and then moved away with her children and her now husband. My son moved house and job to be close to the children. He had good access through a court order, and the children were very happy to spend regular weekends with him. After my son applied to change the order slightly, his son, who had been extremely close to his father, refused to stay any more. Their mother was ignoring the court order, and the sudden change in my grandson’s behaviour suggests she is being very manipulative. If the children did visit, my grandson would be restless and look through the curtains to see if his mother was waiting outside. Things have improved since then, but the children have never stayed overnight.
My son goes to parents’ evenings, sports day, etc, and does everything a good father should because he loves his children dearly. When they do visit, they seem relaxed, but then my grandson sometimes won’t come, though his sister seems happy to. After a year of this, my son is at his wits’ end and on the verge of leaving his new home, as his children are the only reason for him and his partner to live there. His ex-wife is in complete control.
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