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Family cut themselves out of my son's life
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MothballsWallet wrote: »I agree, Birdie, however, I'd be trying to talk to his Dad and making sure he's doing the right things with regards to the benefit system laws, and giving him a chance to sort any discrepancies out, not just shopping him straight away.
After all, we don't want wiglet to lose contact with his dad because wiggy's become a stuckach, now do we? It might make his dad stay away forever, or at least until wiglet turns 16.
Excuse me? When did I mention benefits? You don't know me, pal, move along!Up and onwards to the future!
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i would def say go down the court route for dad to get access, from someone who has been there (was dragged through by DDs dad) - he had/has never seen her, yet when she was 8 he remembered he had a daughter...
Long story, lot of stress, and he still hasn't seen her, he has basicially dropped her as soon as it all wentthrough
thou I am aware that they have mediation now before any court proceedings, you have to put you and little one first xxxx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx0 -
Excuse me? When did I mention benefits? You don't know me, pal, move along!
Well said wiggy, xPlease be nice to all moneysavers!
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I'm sorry wiggy but it was birdie post 583 that mentioned benefits and I think mothballs has just picked it from that post. If he has not read the whole thread or didn't take it all in, it was an easy mistake to make.Treat other's how you like to be treated.
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Hmm, I think you just lost a bit of my sympathy with that.
Never mind. Just tell me to 'move along' too.
She doesn't need sympathy, LandyAndy - just some acknowledgement that she is growing a backbone instead of a wishbone!
She is becoming the person she needs to be! Way to go, Wiggywoo! xx0 -
I do think you may have taken Mothball's post out of context Wiggy; for some reason they dragged up my post from 6 months ago which was a comment about Wiglet's Dad's dad and your worries about him abusing his benefits, nothing to do with your benefits!
Hope you're all doing well
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Yeah, I think there is crossed wires here with these posts.0
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Wiggy, I want to apologies - you're right, my post was out of line.Excuse me? When did I mention benefits? You don't know me, pal, move along!
Birdie's explained it here - I was catching up on your thread, saw their post to you, and commented 6+ months later, and commented in all the wrong ways.I do think you may have taken Mothball's post out of context Wiggy; for some reason they dragged up my post from 6 months ago which was a comment about Wiglet's Dad's dad and your worries about him abusing his benefits, nothing to do with your benefits!
Hope you're all doing well
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