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Originally Posted by toysoldier727
I have had an on again off again relationship with my youngest son. When his mother and I separated I moved from Georgia to Illinois, he was 15 and given the choice to come with me or stay in Georgia. Since then he has always acted as if I owed him something because I divorced his mother. I have been away in Illinois and California for the past 10 years, except for the yea in Iraq.
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I totally understand why he's acting that way.
You say he was "given the choice" to come with you. I think it's hard for a 15 y.o. to be put agaisnt the wall and made to chose between his mother and father. Not an easy decision for such a young person to make.
You also say "he has always acted as if I owed him something", but can you really blame him? One day you're his father, next day you just up and leave.
How old is he now? What happened in the years between when he was 15 and now? Did you always keep in touch?
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Originally Posted by marmaduke
Could it be that you ex wife has poisoned your son against you? He is full of anger.
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That was my first thought. Seems like that's exactly what happened.
It's wrong to manipulate a son/daughter against his/her own parent, but we don't know the other half of the story and what circumstances led to the divorce.