Jan 1, 2022Liked by Womens Coalition International
My son's father is taking me back to court in January 2022 to reduce me down to every other major holiday per year. My son is 14 now and afraid to speakup.
In July I filed a restraining order because my ex rushed at me attempting to hit me with a mop and a fishing net when I came to pickup our son for our usual visit. The mop grazed my shoulder and arm, the fishing net didn't touch me. My ex told the judge lies about the ordeal, his attorney was fierce and twisted facts. I was at my ex's house to get my son on the scheduled day and in the routine manner. The judge believed my ex and threw the restraining order out saying he felt I staged the event. A month after that my ex filed papers to reduce me to every other major holiday for my visits. I had no attorney because I couldn't afford one. My ex is the millionaire and loves playing these games in court. I get no support of any kind because my ex hides his money from the IRS.
Us mothers may inch ahead a bit here or there, but we get knocked down more. The narcissistic men enjoy the game. My son and I have been stuck in this narcissistic game since October 2009 when we finally fled the repeated abuse and went into a d.v. shelter. The Family Courts protect the men, not the children and not the mothers.
This has taken an enormous emotional and physical toll on my son and me. I developed Congestive Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation and Sleep Apnea 3 years ago due to stress - fortunately the heart medication keeps me alive. And, the day before I was recently served the recent court papers from my ex I was diagnosed with Lupus. I am hanging-on just to get my son to adulthood and into college. Our story is Reaching Safety at Daily Kos. https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2014/8/18/1322659/-Reaching-Safety and I wrote it at the request of The Women's Coalition/Cindy Dumas. My prayer is that we will one day reach safety.
My son's father is taking me back to court in January 2022 to reduce me down to every other major holiday per year. My son is 14 now and afraid to speakup.
In July I filed a restraining order because my ex rushed at me attempting to hit me with a mop and a fishing net when I came to pickup our son for our usual visit. The mop grazed my shoulder and arm, the fishing net didn't touch me. My ex told the judge lies about the ordeal, his attorney was fierce and twisted facts. I was at my ex's house to get my son on the scheduled day and in the routine manner. The judge believed my ex and threw the restraining order out saying he felt I staged the event. A month after that my ex filed papers to reduce me to every other major holiday for my visits. I had no attorney because I couldn't afford one. My ex is the millionaire and loves playing these games in court. I get no support of any kind because my ex hides his money from the IRS.
Us mothers may inch ahead a bit here or there, but we get knocked down more. The narcissistic men enjoy the game. My son and I have been stuck in this narcissistic game since October 2009 when we finally fled the repeated abuse and went into a d.v. shelter. The Family Courts protect the men, not the children and not the mothers.
This has taken an enormous emotional and physical toll on my son and me. I developed Congestive Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation and Sleep Apnea 3 years ago due to stress - fortunately the heart medication keeps me alive. And, the day before I was recently served the recent court papers from my ex I was diagnosed with Lupus. I am hanging-on just to get my son to adulthood and into college. Our story is Reaching Safety at Daily Kos. https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2014/8/18/1322659/-Reaching-Safety and I wrote it at the request of The Women's Coalition/Cindy Dumas. My prayer is that we will one day reach safety.
Thank you thank you thank you for all the work that you do.
Thank you. I can't give up - my son is my world! God bless you Kristina! :)