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My ex-husband has lived in the same town as us for most of my daughter's life, but only calls and wants to see her 2 to 3 times per year. She feels as though he is a stranger and no longer wants to see him. He told me today that I have to force her to go with him. This makes me very uncomfortable for two reasons: 1. We are trying to teach her to have more of a spine and stand up for herself. If I force her to see him I am telling her she doesn't have a voice of her own. 2. His father and grandfather were both convicted for molesting their daughters, and the reason I divorced him is because he went off the deep end sexually. I fear he may try something on his own daughter as well.
I explained to him that he needs to just call her more often and work with her, that she might just be angry with him. If we force her to see him she will only resent him more. She has confided in my fiancee, her school counselor, her grandparents, and myself that he is a stranger to her and she feels extremely uncomfortable with him. Does she have any rights? Why would it be legal to force my child to spend time with someone she is afraid of? My job is to protect her and teach her to speak up for herself. If my talk with him today doesn't sink in and teach him anything (after 10 years nothing has so far) - what can I do?? I apologize for the length, I just wanted to include some background in hopes of getting the most effective advice.
My ex-husband has lived in the same town as us for most of my daughter's life, but only calls and wants to see her 2 to 3 times per year. She feels as though he is a stranger and no longer wants to see him. He told me today that I have to force her to go with him. This makes me very uncomfortable for two reasons: 1. We are trying to teach her to have more of a spine and stand up for herself. If I force her to see him I am telling her she doesn't have a voice of her own. 2. His father and grandfather were both convicted for molesting their daughters, and the reason I divorced him is because he went off the deep end sexually. I fear he may try something on his own daughter as well.
I explained to him that he needs to just call her more often and work with her, that she might just be angry with him. If we force her to see him she will only resent him more. She has confided in my fiancee, her school counselor, her grandparents, and myself that he is a stranger to her and she feels extremely uncomfortable with him. Does she have any rights? Why would it be legal to force my child to spend time with someone she is afraid of? My job is to protect her and teach her to speak up for herself. If my talk with him today doesn't sink in and teach him anything (after 10 years nothing has so far) - what can I do?? I apologize for the length, I just wanted to include some background in hopes of getting the most effective advice.