Supervised access
Well the date is set for Jan - I am very nervous about it.I asked how long it would go for and they said 6 - 8 weeks and then make recomendations. It's two hours a fortnight. So after he attends for 6...
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Do you think he will actually follow through with it, and turn up for the supervised access?If he can manage to behave appropriately for that period, then perhaps it's something he can continue doing...
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I don't know if he will follow through. The only thing I know is that he is very unpredictable.It could be that he looses it - that wouldn't surprise me, I am sure it's an unusual environment nand he...
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I can only imagine how apprehensive you must feel, if he's good through supervised visitation then it could lead to unsupervised and that opens up a whole other can of worms but if he can't control...
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Although it doesn't sound like much, I think they will be able to tell a lot about him from these visits.Firstly, 6-8 weeks gives him a lot of opportunities to not show or be late or want to...
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My input re supervised access - make sure you still write everything down at your end, like what is said to you afterwards how your child is feeling etc.Don't expect that the contact centre will be on...
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I've used contact centres with my Ex also and agree with Michelle - document everything and don't expect the contact centre staff to be neutral or even on your side. I had a lot of difficulty with...
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Hugs to you. How awful for you and dd, especially since he is essentially a stranger to her. I would agree with Helen and try have visits when she's not at the peak of her best behaviour!I really hope...
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I go today for an interview. I've had a couple of telephone calls and to date I am not impressed. DD is supposed to have a familiarisation - she meets the supervisor and gets used to the environment...
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I am gob-smacked at the lack of information you were able to gain, and what the set-up sounds to be.My heart is aching for you and dd to have to go through this what sounds like a very distressing...
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I would ask my lawyer to take steps to do something about this, if at all possible. What a pathetic situation. The way this country treats its children, in favour of adult demands, is utterly...
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The whole situation sounds horrible - Good on you for hanging in there.I hope the interview went better than expected today and I hope that he shows his true colours to the 'right' people sooner...
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The interview went well. And I was reassured that they won't let her cry, I can be close by and they were understanding.Now I hope the access goes just as well?
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Quote:I keep wondering about being authentic for your children. If I knew someone was a risk to her I certainly would not be encouraging her - although this is what is being expected.
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The above text that I have posted which you wrote is so similar to how I think also.The system expects us to leave our children with people that are unreliable, untrustworthy and unsafe and tells us...
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cont...If we were to let our children be influenced by anyone outside of these boundaries in normal day to day life I'm sure that DOCS or someone would be on our doorstep in no time.Double standards...
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Quote:I keep wondering about being authentic for your children. If I knew someone was a risk to her I certainly would not be encouraging her - although this is what is being expected. I really...
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supervised access is cutting your own throat!! its a chance for father to be on his bestest behaviour and win the hearts of the supervisors and then recieving a fantastic recommendation at the end of...
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