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I can see my mom.....help
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I can see my mom.....help

when i was a baby i was abandoned by my mom,my dad got custody,she never saw me,treated me horrible(was only 1),now after 14 years she said she wants to see me.idk what to do,she never pays child support,dosent work,she gets welfare 24/7 now after all the years of me crying wonder why i never saw her she comes,i dont know if i want to see her,what should i do? ive been waiting so long to see my real mom,but now i dont know wat to do.

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Maybe you could ask her for some more time to decide. If you're ready, then I would suggest seeing her, get it out of the way, see if she's changed. If you're not then don't force yourself to see her just because she wants to. Maybe you could ask if you could just visit for a little while-seeing her for hours might make you feel overwhelmed. I don't know what I would do- that sounds like a really tough decision. All I can really say is good luck.
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RE: I can see my mom.....help

This is entirely up to you, really.

Good to see another absolutely clueless Anon supporter, by the way.
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See her and ask for money. If she doesn't give you any or enough to make it worth it don't go back. If she gives you money keep it up as long as it lasts.

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Maybe she feels bad for what she did and wants to make up for it? I suppose you could just give her a chance to explain herself, and see how that goes.

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What they said, but all meshed together - give her only enough time to explain herself, then make a judgment call.

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What, are you looking for sympathy? Get lost!

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ok ill leave te forums,geez man,i know u hate me,cya

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(03-31-2013 12:42 PM)DoA Wrote:  What, are you looking for sympathy? Get lost!

That's uncalled-for. WTF?

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It's your problem.
I kid...

I think, in the simplest sense, he has been given the best advice possibly available. Meet her, listen to her side of the story then make the judgement.

And Good Luck for the support side.

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RE: I can see my mom.....help

(04-01-2013 09:26 AM)SoulRiser Wrote:  
(03-31-2013 12:42 PM)DoA Wrote:  What, are you looking for sympathy? Get lost!

That's uncalled-for. WTF?

im glad sr commented on this... it stunned me to read what doa said. i felt very protective of CD. and like sr i felt confused.

im wondering what motivated doa to say that. how was doa feeling? what need of doa's was doa trying to fill? was it some kind of bad joke?

it really hurts me to see some of the stuff said on here.

and while i am writing i will say that today someone pm'd me about how their gf had tried to OD on pills. i am pretty sure they didnt post it on the forum, which i can understand, cuz they probably would not have felt safe to.

but anyhow i guess pple can keep pming me if they want to talk about something serious and dont feel safe posting it. but i feel sad that the forum isnt more emotionally safe and the pple here dont all support each other emotionally better. i feel sad not only cuz it is needed here but if pple cant do it here they wont be able to provide emotional support when they are in a relationship or when they have kids. its something that has to be learned but first u have to unlearn what u have learned in a dysfunctional way. like to label pple, try to control them, tell them what to do, etc.

anyhow cd, what happened with ur mom? u can pm me if u want
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You should also call her by her first name. Not mother, mom, mama, etc. Her first name only. She wasn't a mother to you, don't treat her like one. Don't be afraid to question her, either. Treat her like a person, not like family.

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(07-04-2013 11:27 PM)FruitLoops Wrote:  You should also call her by her first name. Not mother, mom, mama, etc. Her first name only. She wasn't a mother to you, don't treat her like one. Don't be afraid to question her, either. Treat her like a person, not like family.

I do that. Even though I still haven't seen my father since I was 5, I call him Jerry. I was lucky though and found a father figure and have been calling him daddy since I was 7. I wish the best of luck to you and DoA was out of line. Im sorry.

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