Tag / Parental Alienation

by lostdad

Keep Loving the Lost Ones-Karen Woodall

From Karen Woodall:

karenwoodall's avatarKaren Woodall - Psychotherapist, Writer, Supervisor, Trainer

It is coming close to Christmas, a time so many of you dread, in these days, keep heart, keep faith and keep on believing in yourself as the healthy parent to your children, because you are.  After another year of working with alienated children, in which I have seen again in their faces, the truth of what alienation does to them and what it causes in them, believe me that they need you because they do. As each drawn and worried face has been transformed into happy, confident smiles, I have renewed again my faith and belief in the work that I do, why I do it and what it achieves for children.  I have also renewed my knowledge that you, the lost parent, are the best hope for your child’s healthier and happier future.  I don’t have time to write much this week as I have many things to…

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by lostdad

Keeping in touch (cue sarcasm)

Today I got a mail from my ex-wife.

She is obliged to send me information about my two boys at regular intervals. This is the last stage of the German court drama I went through. It’s like child maintenance – you cannot avoid it.

She is required to send me information regarding their hobbies, how they are doing, school reports and a Ganzkörperbild (Full body photo). Now any normal person would actually write a bit. All I got was this:

Jonathan A

Schule:    bekommt jetzt keinen Notenstandsbericht, dafür ein Zwischenzeugnis in 02/17, Lieblingsfach Religion 

Freizeit:     Klavier (aktuell: It´s time to say goodbye,Weihnachtslieder)Ministrant 

Gesundheitszustand:    keine Erkrankung

 

Raphael A

Schule:                 –     Notenstandsbericht in der Anlage, bekommt dafür kein Zwischenzeugnis in 02/17, Lieblingsfach Sport

 Freizeit:               –     Fussball (derzeitige Position Libero),Ministrant

Gesundheitszustand:    keine Erkrankung

Which basically translates to, School – see report; The favourite subject of my eldest (14) is religion, his hobby is playing the piano and attending church, my youngest (12) enjoys football and attending church. Both have no illnesses.

This is nevertheless an improvement on the last report that was two lines long!

I am left with just sending a Christmas card to my only two living blood relatives and hoping they actually open the envelope.