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Contact - father has failed to return my DS today

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mumofthreesweeties · 27/08/2010 17:30

Dear All,

I urgently need some help please. My DS was supposed to be returned today from two weeks at his fathers but I have tried ringing him, texting him but no reply. I have been waiting all day for him to return him or contact me to say things had changed. There is some history to this but surely he cant just decide to do this. I know my son will be upset about this as he has football practise tomorrow and he was eager to join the league which he will now miss so I know he will be upset about that too. We were married and are now divorced. Please can you let me know what I can do about this, can I call the police at all or have to go to court. Are there any open over the weekend. God I am so stressed.

Thank you for reading

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mumofthreesweeties · 04/09/2010 11:21

Thank you all so much, and indeed hip hip for babybarrister - would have been so lost without your expertise. Likewise hip hip to all of you who posted and offered your support (including the lurkers). Honestly I would have still been fumbling in the dark as to what to do and been super stressed on not having had the funds to seek professional help.

Indeed the pair of them are awful beyond words, to intimidate me before even leaving the courthouse just reflected how bitter and twisted they both are. The fact that I completely ignored them and even shared the same lift with them but made no effort to even blink or acknowledge there were other creatures in the lift was certainly one up to me. SO many things were going in my mind and it was so hard to ignore them but I did

Ilovemydog, you are so right; 'what a difference a week makes' I just never thought I would see my son again and am still pinching myself that he is home. Thank God for Mumsnet

Unmumsnet hugs to you all

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Romilly70 · 04/09/2010 11:25

What a fantastic story. I have been lurking and have been so impressed by how you have kept your cool and dealt with the minefield.

All the best and have a great weekend!

tortoiseonthehalfshell · 04/09/2010 11:35

Oh I am so so pleased, mumofthree. You did brilliantly. Good work, be very proud of yourself. Utterly amazing.

Aitch · 04/09/2010 12:58

how utterly heroic, well done to you and love to ds.

CarGirl · 04/09/2010 15:02

Glad it went well and you rose above their nastiness - it will only look bad on them and not you. Glad you ds went into school happily.

StewieGriffinsMom · 04/09/2010 18:11

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tribpot · 04/09/2010 18:21

Bloody well done you, mumof3 - and huge applause for all the MNers who waded in to help.

RunawayWife · 04/09/2010 18:45

THIS IS MUMSNET AT ITS BEST

InVinoFerretsAss · 04/09/2010 19:27

So pleased at the outcome, you must be so proud of yourself and rightly so!

Joining in the applause for the awesome mumsnetters who guided you through this!

Miggsie · 04/09/2010 19:30

Another lurking congratulations here and I want to marry babybarrister.

treedelivery · 04/09/2010 19:40

Another lurker who had been wondering how it went, but I lost the thread!

Wow. Well done, you have acted like a wonderful brave mum and set a real role model for your son.

All you brainy mumsnetters who know about stuff - impressive and awesome. Bravo.

Dartsissolastseason · 04/09/2010 21:00

I've only just had a chance to log on, so I'd like to add to the general "Well Done" and hope everything else goes smoothly now.

hester · 04/09/2010 21:26

Poor you and poor ds. So glad you have got him back xx

gonnaloseit · 04/09/2010 21:29

Another lurker I'm afraid, but well done and good luck for the future xxx

autodidact · 04/09/2010 21:43

So glad he's back. You sound like you've handled things brilliantly. This is a lovely thread in terms of all the great support from mumsnetters, esp babybarrister. Hope your son goes from strength to strength.

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mumofthreesweeties · 05/09/2010 19:07

Thank you all, I certainly would have been lost without all your support and brains. My DS is feeling much better and is so glad to back home

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mumofthreesweeties · 05/09/2010 19:13

StewieGriffins - sorry you are having an annoying time with ex, I hope you can work it out real soon. If that lift ride had been any longer I am sure my calm composure would have certainly exploded..... I guess it does help that I am a very calm person anyway but they were surely pushing it. I just didnt want to give them the satisfaction of answering back so they looked like right prats when I just completely ignored them and I had the last laugh...

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Needanewname · 07/09/2010 13:26

Wow well done mumof3, you did an amazing job.

This is why MN is so good, so pleased that you were able to get help and support.

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mumofthreesweeties · 12/09/2010 10:10

Thanks Needanewname

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