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My Son Didn't Call Me He Called His Dad........................
My ex-husband said that my son told him that he was shipping "The BOX" to him. My son was living with his dad for the last 2 months in one state and I live in another state with his 3 younger brothers.
I am trying to stay positive but it is very hard. I just want to crawl into bed and cry and never come out again.
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Permalink Reply by Julie on
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lovestofly, please stay strong. We are all here to listen and try to help. I understand your frustration and anger, but you need to stay strong for the three younger boys. Maybe the reason is that he didn't want to upset you more about him being gone. I know it is hard to stay positive but you don't know his reasoning yet so just keep fighting to be positive! Big hugs!
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Permalink Reply by ANEISHA BRYAN'S VERY PROUD MOM on
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I know this is late but i read your post and wanted to share with you that I know how you feel or felt. I am going through the same thing as you did.I am divorced from my son's father as well although my son has not left yet he let me know that he will be making his phone call and sending his things to his dad. that day i felt as though my heart had been ripped out i was angry hurt sad confused but i never let my son know. at first i wanted to say why how could you call him i am your mother? everyone calls there mother......but i just kept it to myself and yes it still hurts knowing my son who does live with me will be calling his dad when he arrives on March 9 2010 instead of me.. with that said I have had to focus on the positive well at least try to find the positive which was and is hard to do. I tried to look at it as he knows I am very emotional when it comes to him and my other child he knows i dont handle things really well so maybe he was looking out for me and wants me to be ok and if he calls me he knows i will be crying yet again and that is really the last thing that he or any of the recruits need is to know there mom is tore up while they are there for a purpose. so i tried to not be so selfish and only think about what i wanted and needed and think about what he needed from me as his mom and that was to be strong for him and no matter rather i liked his choice of who he called i have to respect his choice because that was what was right for me to do. so when i face the reality on march 9 i will have to depend upon my ex to let me know he is there and ok but until then i will enjoy every minute i can with him and just think of it as he is doing me a favor by not wanting me to be upset anymore than i am or than he knows i will be. so maybe your son was looking out for you as well and he knew his leaving would be hard on you and he did not want to hear you cry and not be able to do anything about it. I hope you are doing okay and your son is to. and just know that there is someone who is going through what you had to and that someone is me.
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Permalink Reply by alemap118 on
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Hang in there!. I know how you must feel. I am afraid my son will call my ex as well and I will be hurt. Since I have been the one to always be thre for him. He has just recently developed a better relationship with is dad. And his dad does not communicate with me at all. So maybe it is just that those last couple of months he developed a relationship with his dad and it is a way of letting his dad in his life. I know this doenst make you feel any better, but I am sure he didnt do it on purpose.
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