| MoreThanPB |
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| 08/13/11 12:17 PM |
Concealing the whereabouts of our son...(UPDATED)
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Thank you for your reply, Goodmom.
I have been up all night long, calling his cell phone, his house number, his mother, his father in Alaska, and everyone else I can think to call.
He finally had our son answer the phone at about 7:45AM this morning. When I asked him if he was okay and where he was, he said, "I'm okay mom, but I'm not allowed to tell you where I am." My heart just sank. Immediately after that, I heard his father say something in the back ground and the call was disconnected. No one would answer when I tried calling back.
About 45-minutes later my ex sent me a picture message showing my son standing in front of the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, Florida. I know by the shoes that my son is wearing in the picture, that this was taken today. Judging from the sky and the shadows cast in the picture, it was taken just before he sent it to me.
I called the police to have them update last nights report and started calling every hotel in the vicinity of the Hard Rock Cafe to try and locate my son. I thought I had figured out where they where staying, but as it turns I was connected to a room belonging to another guest, who happens to share the last name of my ex.
I feel better having confirmation that he is physically ok, but I'm beyond concerned about what this is doing to him on an emotional level. Both me and his father have tried very hard to instill in him that lying is never an option and that he should always do the right thing. Now he is stuck in the middle of one of the worst lies his father could possibly have told and he's being told he's not allowed to tell me where he is. He is seeing that, despite what we have preached to him his entire life, it is ok to lie, disrespect authority, and make up your own rules if it suits you.
I'll be at the Courthouse when the doors unlock on Monday morning. I don't have the money to hire an attorney, but I damn sure don't plan on letting that stop me from rectifying this situation. I'll be filing an Emergency Verified Motion for Child Pick-Up and requesting supervised visitation for his father. I hate that it has to come to this. I never wanted to prevent him from spending time with our son, but I feel as if I have no other option at this point. I can't risk him doing something like this again and I have lost all faith that he has any shred of moral decency or concern for our son's best interest at this point.
PB