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Custody Battle

Outline: Painful.
You don’t wash up enough plates
So we are going to take your child away.
What’s that to do with anything, I love my child.
Oh no, you don’t, we think our son loves him better.
He gets him dressed and puts him to bed…
…and pushes me away and makes him cry.
But you may have smoked pot when you were a student
And we think you still might do that.
You said you were depressed at school,
What kind of mother does that make you?
How can I live without my child?
There you are, suicidal tendencies! What did we say!
rosie_44
[Thu May 25, 2006 9:14 am]
Hi Anon

I liked this... full of emotion.. I could feel the pain in the words... but I wanted more... there is so much more to be said here... the makings of a fabulous poem!!

Rosie x Very Happy
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Anonymouse
[Thu May 25, 2006 11:50 am]
We'll have to wait for the next Hearing then! I was just letting off steam at how my daughter is being treated by her ex-partner and his parents.
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strayshift
[Thu May 25, 2006 9:59 pm]
Anon - Show this to Spiderbaby - from a purely professional perspective - mediation is always preferable to legal or social services involvement. We should talk more - Good Luck
Gordon Smile
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mad lemur
[Thu May 25, 2006 10:59 pm]
Hug

Past lives are always dragged up. But the past is where they are and where they should remain. It's the future that's important.

Hope things go well for you.

Hazel
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KRC168
[Fri May 26, 2006 8:45 am]
Couldn't agree more with the above reviews, and yes, Mediation is the lesser (although not always easiest) of the evils when children become the rope in a tug-of-war contest. Just getting all parties to the table is a battle, but one well worth entering into for the sake of the child(ren) who after all are the innocent party here and deserving of an equal and relevant input. We don't like it when people go over our heads or behind our backs, so why should we act this way when it comes to the children.

A fine piece Anon, Hope everything works out for your daughter and grandchild.

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Anonymouse
[Fri May 26, 2006 12:50 pm]
Thanks for your comments and support everyone. As some have suggested, mediation is the only way to settle the matter and the sooner my daughter's ex partner accepts this, the sooner we can start rebuilding our lives around this sweet little child, instead of pulling him in all directions.
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And our little life is rounded with a sleep!"
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Charlotte Lawson
[Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:55 pm]
Hi Anonymouse,
I can feel your frustration about what is going on. The injustice of it and how little things are picked on and made to be more than they are in order to achieve the end result. I really feel for you.
The poem could be longer. I'm sure there is so much more to say.
Best wishes, Charlotte

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