Starting Over

November 11, 2012 2:19pm CST
Last tuesday my cousin and her husband came up to new york to help me, my son, and my mom move to north carolina. For the past year i have been having problems with my ex boyfriend/baby daddy that ive been with for 7 years. Hes gotten arrested 5 times in the past 3 yrs for drugs and stealing. i didnt want my son around that, so i decided to move to be with my family. I feel like im kind of doing the right thing but i feel bad for taking my son away from his father. all i want is for my son to have a happy life and be safe and i didnt feel safe around his father and i had no where else to go. Did i do the right thing?? Any advice....
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3 responses
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
11 Nov 12
Great idea, you have to do the best for you and your son. Sound like your man wont ever change.
@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
11 Nov 12
your son comes first. he should change for his sake, if for anything. do you think if your son was with his father he'd have the best things in life, like parental support, moral support and a father whom he can turn to in times of trouble?
11 Nov 12
no thats why i left him. i couldnt count on him for anything.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
27 Nov 12
I dont blame you at all, he needs to straighten his act up. I wouldnt want an child around that, as it becomes normal to them. Why did he start this behaviour suddenly?. I think you are doing the right thing and move on to make a better life for both of you.
27 Nov 12
Thanks. I'm trying really hard to stay strong. I miss him like crazy and i hate knowing that our family is not going to be together but it is for the best and time will heal the pain i have about it hopefully
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Nov 12
I know the answer to this one!! You DID the BEST thing for your son! You get a new start for your life and your son's. You are surrounded by people who love you and who can help you when you need it the most. Your not alone anymore, stuck with someone who did nothing but make you feel horrible about yourself and your life. You can only go up from here. You have already been at your lowest point, the only way out is to go up. =) You will find someone who treats you and your son amazing, the way you both SHOULD be treated! It might take some time but until then you have your family to count on...
12 Nov 12
your right it will take time for me to find someone who will treat us amazing and im willing to wait as long as it takes. im sick and tired of being used and treated like crap. Until then i have the best family in the world to keep me going and make me happy and thats all that counts.