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Parental rights

Bigmama00Bigmama00
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I posted this under another board but I know that military families deal a lot with blended families so I thought this too would be a good place to post this question....

 

Have you or your spouse ever given up all parental rights to a custodial parent and completely had to cut yourself out that childs life? If so how did you deal with the emotions or how did you support your spouse during this time?

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  • NSLNSL member
    No, but I currently have a student who's dealing with this exact scenario.  It's horrifying.  I would never be able to respect a person who did this to a child.
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  • IlumineIlumine member

    I posted this on the other board.

    If your DH is military, he has TONS of options and support.  My husband was a divorced dad and he made it work through deployments, stations overseas and being both the Custodial and Non-Custodial parent.

    I am not trying to be snarky, but something as monumental as this shows a whole lot aobut who he is.  Not just as a father, but as a man. 

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  • Bigmama00Bigmama00

    I didn't mention anything about what spouse was going through the issue, if they were military, or about moral opinions. I simply asked if anyone has been through this type of situation and how you dealt with it or how you helped your spouse deal with it.

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  • IlumineIlumine member

    Well, first, you posted on the military board, so that covers the military aspect of my response.  

    Pas for personal experiences...I don't have any and wouldn't have any. Nor would I begin to know how to support my spouse in this situation becuase I wouldt BE/STAY with someone who would walk away from their child.  

    It says a lot about the person's character and I could only see ONE scenario where I would support my husband, and that is if he found out about a child late in the child's life and he was never IN said child's life.  But even then, my DH would move heaven and earth to foster a relationship with said child...so even this is an iffy one.

     Oh and part of supporting one's spouse is pointing out when they are doing something wrong, stupid, morally unconciable,  or just being a yes man.  

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