scarletrose
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My 17 1/2 year old son needs advise. I have custody. Bio mom lives across the country. We have always complied with visitation requests. We even give her time that she requests that is not included in court order.
She is allowed to have 5 weeks of vacation during the summer. Last year she only took 2 weeks (her decision). My son only wants to spend two weeks with her this year as well. He is very active with sports, friends, girl friend, community service, etc. He wants one week with her in her state and one week with her in ours. She is insisting that he come for two weeks in her state - and is calling him selfish. He is very sensitive and he cries after these conversations. He always tries to please her. He doesn't want to hurt her feelings. But he knows that she is manipulating him and he just doesn't want to spend that much time away from his home and his "normal" life. (She left state when he was 2).
She says she is going to force him to go. He says that he is not going to go for more than a week.
I want to support my son, and feel that he shouldn't have to go if he doesn't want. Can she do anything to make him go? How can I help him.
She is allowed to have 5 weeks of vacation during the summer. Last year she only took 2 weeks (her decision). My son only wants to spend two weeks with her this year as well. He is very active with sports, friends, girl friend, community service, etc. He wants one week with her in her state and one week with her in ours. She is insisting that he come for two weeks in her state - and is calling him selfish. He is very sensitive and he cries after these conversations. He always tries to please her. He doesn't want to hurt her feelings. But he knows that she is manipulating him and he just doesn't want to spend that much time away from his home and his "normal" life. (She left state when he was 2).
She says she is going to force him to go. He says that he is not going to go for more than a week.
I want to support my son, and feel that he shouldn't have to go if he doesn't want. Can she do anything to make him go? How can I help him.