As I thought this was a legal forum and not a place that others take upon themselves to dish out their opinions of people they don't know, I innocently asked for some legal help with a problem. Let me give you some background about this situation as I see you only help people that care.
My step daughter and husband came to live with me 3 years ago, leaving an alcoholic wife/mother who to this date has yet to contact the young lady...at all. As her father had to sell his buisness at a loss and move to get away from the bad situation and it has taken him three years to get back on his feet, I have supported both he and the young lady finacially and emotionally with out anything expected in return. BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT BOTH of them. For the first couple of years we were not married because his divorce wasn't final, I still supported them and will continue to support them.
I do care about her, she is a beautiful young lady with a lot of potential, but as all teenagers make their own way in life, there is little parents can do when they want to move out. It saddens me to no end to know that she's going to throw it all away because she wants "to run her own" life. When what she doesn't see is that we let her run her own life now, she just has limits/rules and she doesn't want to live by them.
I've stood there when she said she hated her father, and she couldn't care less about me. She would be so much better off without us in her life. But yet, we still take care of her and give her the best that we can. And as for the "bond" between biological parents being stronger....that a bunch of hog wash. What about all those people that abondon their children....like her mother.
I'm sorry I ever bothered with this forum. You been most helpful in strengthing my perception of people and their basic tendencies to judge others before knowing the whole story.
