Gone to Hell in a Handbasket :ai:

[grasshopper]

to make a very long, sad, ugly story short.....
my oldest son is no longer living with us.


he assaulted me with a bat (on the right thigh) and threw me face 1st into a livingroom wall.


I have a lovely deep purple/black left eye and a developing bruise on my right thigh.
i finally got to my neighbours and called 911. The police came and took him away. he will be charged with aggrevated assault & assault with a dangerous weapon. Tonite he is being held in juvie hall and tomorrow a.m. will be in court. They will charge him formally there and release him, hopefully to a foster home and NOT his father.


I am in an awful state... I know I had to charge him but what mother (or father) wishes to do that to their own child???? For the protection of myself and my 2 other sons, there will be a restraining order against Mike and he cannot come here, contact us by any means nor see his brothers here or at their school.


I am utterly devastated and feel that somehow I have failed my child. I kick myself for not getting the 4 of us out and away from their dad longtime ago. As a parent who was there but didn't want to be there, and refused to positively deal with anything, their dad has been a very negative factor in all their young lives and I fear that has damaged them all. i am not perfect either... but at least I love my boys, wanted my boys and tried to offset to negative stuff and teach them right from wrong. still, somehow I have failed miserably with Mike
sad sad sigh
please keep my oldest son, Michael (16) in your prayers. He needs good folks like you all.
Susan