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Always At Their Mercy - Nothing is Black and White
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<blockquote data-quote="elizabrary" data-source="post: 750809" data-attributes="member: 11235"><p>She's holding you hostage with the baby because she knows your greatest fear is that she will take him. She's using him to manipulate you and you can't let her. My advice: keep a journal of everything she does good or bad, set and enforce boundaries with her. If she takes the baby when you enforce the boundaries call the police if she is high or unstable. If she is neither of these call CPS and they will open a case and determine the best place for the baby. I know it is hard and scary, but you <em>must</em> do these things for your own sake and for the sake of the child. If you keep track of her behaviors, how much she visits the baby, what she buys for the baby, etc. this will help your custody case. She is likely not supporting him at all financially and if she can't provide basics- food, shelter, clothing, medical care- she can't retain custody. Also, keep track of everything you do- what you purchase for the baby, if you take him to medical appointments, etc. You have to step back and look at the situation objectively. Think about what you would tell someone else who is going through the same situation you are, then you must do that. Just because she's your daughter doesn't change anything. She has to respect you and live by the boundaries you set. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabrary, post: 750809, member: 11235"] She's holding you hostage with the baby because she knows your greatest fear is that she will take him. She's using him to manipulate you and you can't let her. My advice: keep a journal of everything she does good or bad, set and enforce boundaries with her. If she takes the baby when you enforce the boundaries call the police if she is high or unstable. If she is neither of these call CPS and they will open a case and determine the best place for the baby. I know it is hard and scary, but you [I]must[/I] do these things for your own sake and for the sake of the child. If you keep track of her behaviors, how much she visits the baby, what she buys for the baby, etc. this will help your custody case. She is likely not supporting him at all financially and if she can't provide basics- food, shelter, clothing, medical care- she can't retain custody. Also, keep track of everything you do- what you purchase for the baby, if you take him to medical appointments, etc. You have to step back and look at the situation objectively. Think about what you would tell someone else who is going through the same situation you are, then you must do that. Just because she's your daughter doesn't change anything. She has to respect you and live by the boundaries you set. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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