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June 23, 2014 at 7:07 pm #59441
jenny
ParticipantMy life isn’t that bad. I am a mother of 3 beautiful kids. I am attending college currently and have a wonderful boyfriend. The only thing is I’m dealing with some court case issues it a long complicated story but I am trying to get full custody of my children and the paternal fathers mother keeps getting into the issue when she is not welcome because she is a bad influence and danger to my children. It causes me alot of stress and anxiety. Am I a selfish person for being so stuck on this issue? I feel so depressed someday a then I feel as if I’m not giving my complete self to my family and I am very distant. Am I selfish for being unhappy?
June 23, 2014 at 10:06 pm #59442Momchil
ParticipantDear Jenny,
I grew up with divorced parents and I am thankful that none of them had full custody. My brother and I lived mostly with our mother. Even though she argued and disagreed with my father’s mother, she urged us to stay with our father from time to time. He was not the best father, but lets not dig any deeper into that. In a couple of years we had grown quite a bit. Spending time with our dad impacted every aspect of our lives, but it had a more profound effect on him. He is no longer the person he once was nor is our grandmother the same. Once they had started to focus their attention on us rather than our mother they became warm-hearted and caring, which they were not during the first few years. What I am trying to say is that the said person might not have the perfect attitude towards your children now, but that can change with time. You should not worry about that at the moment, for worry will do nothing but waste your time and leave you busy doing nothing. I am not saying you should not pursue full custody. By all means, you are free to do what you want. In my opinion both decisions would be equally right and wrong or in other words…just different.Best regards
MomchilJune 23, 2014 at 11:20 pm #59446jenny
ParticipantThank you for the response. The paternal father is incarcerated. My boyfriend is there real dad he has been here for us and takes care of us. We take care of each other. The paternal father was not there for my son being born he was in jail and he was high on heroin while I gave birth to my daughter. His mother did not help him or even try to cure his addictions. I tried and he wouldn’t take my help.
June 24, 2014 at 2:01 am #59449Momchil
ParticipantHello again
To follow up your answer – you can not help someone who doesn’t want help. Judging by the information you have further provided I do not think you are selfish. Don’t dwell too much on your decisions and may you be vigorous and happy.Yours truly
MomchilJune 24, 2014 at 6:15 pm #59500jenny
ParticipantThank you its nice to have someone understand the circumstances.
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