My son is 8. I’ve been divorced from his father for 3 years and he(with his siblings) usually spends every other weekend with his dad Friday bedtime - Monday before school.
For the last few weeks my son hasn’t wanted to go. The only reason he gives is that his dad is mean and he misses me.
I’ve forewarned his dad that he may need some encouragement and managed to coax him out of the house for the last few weekends.
Two weeks ago (the last time they were together) my son said something rude to his dad and was shouted at and then given the silent treatment for the rest of the day.
Today he’s insisted again he didn’t want to go. When the door went he ran upstairs saying he was scared. I called him down to talk to his dad and he started crying. His Dad told him to stop being a dick and then stood around cursing under his breath as I tried to encourage my son to go.
I don’t know how much longer I can do this for. Is it wrong to let him stay home with me? I know if I was in his dads shoes I would be devastated but I’m finding it really hard essentially forcing him to go when he doesn’t want to.