My mom is trying to take my son

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Registered: 12-02-2007
My mom is trying to take my son
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Mon, 12-03-2007 - 1:38pm
Me an my mom have been best friends all my life.. I'm still young..only 19. My son was born when i turned 16..not an unusual occurence but it is stressful on a girl in high school..The daddy isn't in the picture, never has been never will be.. Over the past 3 years we've lived with her an i just moved out. My sister passed away on August 28, 2005..her 20th year alive. She had a 2 year old and an 8 week old baby girl.. My sister Overdosed on cocaine an pain killers. After her death my mom got kind of shallow. She even said she didn't care about anything or ANYONE. In the past 2 months my mom has treated me like sh** an on November 7th I got a petiton in the mail pushing for full custody of my child from her lawyer... I dont know why ,except maybe that she's too attached but I've never kept her grandchild from her. She has tried to keep him from me. I've brought him to her house an called to say i was coming to get him an she'd quickly say well were not home and i'd have to wait till the next day because he was asleep in his bed by the time she was home for me to come get him... It breaks my heart that my mother wont give in an try to deal with life on life's terms. I've lost my mother an she didn't pass away, move away, or any of that..she just dissappeared from my heart.. Its heartbreaking an terrible around the holidays. We go to court tomorrow an my lawyer sais theres noway she'll be able to take him from me but it still breaks my heart to know i have to go up against my own mother.. The only person i really have left. what to do? how do i get over these feelings of pittyness?

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Registered: 02-05-2007
Mon, 12-03-2007 - 2:33pm

Does your mom have custody of your sister's kids?


I'll say a prayer for you.

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Registered: 09-30-2005
Mon, 12-03-2007 - 2:59pm
In the papers your mom filed there would have to be a reason why she is doing this. What did it say?

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Registered: 12-02-2007
Mon, 12-03-2007 - 11:42pm
In the petition papers it just said she was filing for full custody. In court her reasons from the lawyer were because i was unfinancially stable, and didn't know my drug status which is a lie. She knows me very well an knows i've put drugs down.

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Registered: 09-30-2005
Tue, 12-04-2007 - 10:05am

What happened in court yesterday?

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Registered: 12-02-2007
Tue, 12-04-2007 - 5:13pm
I went to court today and my mom's lawyer tried to run me into the ground. He said i was a neglectful, drug abusing mother, in an abusive relationship. All those accusations are untruthful, but in the end the judge seen right through it an until Janurary 15th when we go for full custody of the child i get him on Wednesdays 10-2 and Sundays 11-3..i'm really excited. I haven't been able to see my son since Halloween and his birthday was last sunday the 2nd. I didn't even get to see him on the day i gave birth..it was so sad but things are looking up.. I really appreciate the help from you other woman in this village. I dont have a mother and encouragement from elders is what i need. The only person i have in my family left is my dad..thank all of you and god bless

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Registered: 09-30-2005
Tue, 12-04-2007 - 5:35pm

I am confused. Why does your mom have him and you only get him two days a week?

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