JIM V - IOWA
by Jim Van Gorden
(Dubuque , Iowa USA)
I ONLY SEE MY SON WHEN HE'S WITH MY FATHER(HIS GRANDPA). MY EX STOPPED "LETTING" ME PICK HIM UP 3 YEARS AGO. THEN SHE CLAIMED I STALKED AND HARRASSED HER TO KEEP ME AWAY FROM MY SON LEGALLY(WHICH WAS TOTALLY UNTRUE). SHE DID THIS IN RETALIATION FOR ME NOT GIVING HER EXTRA MONEY BESIDES MY CHILD SUPPORT. WHICH I DID FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. IM SUPPOSED TO SEE MY SON EVERY TUESDAY AND EVERY OTHER WEEKEND. SHE EVEN TOLD ME 3 YEARS AGO, I WOULDN'T SEE HIM ANYMORE AND I SHOULD KILL MYSELF/REPEATEDLY SHE CALLED AND HARRASSED ME, MOSTLY BECAUSE I WOULDN'T MAIL THE CHILD SUPPORT UNTIL THE 10TH OF THE MONTH LIKE MY COURT ORDER STATED I HAD UNTIL. SO WHEN I DIDN'T FILE CHARGES AGAINST HER, SHE DID AGAINST ME FOR HARRASSMENT. SHE DIDN'T GO TO "CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE". IF I TAKE HER TO COURT SHE WON'T LET MY DAD SEE HIM THEN, AND THEY ARE LIKE BEST FRIENDS,HIM AND MY SON. MY DAD RETIRED WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TWO AND HE'S STAYED THERE ABOUT 1/4 OF THE TIME. BUT ALOT LESS THE LAST THREE YEARS OR TWO ANYWAY. MY DAD ALSO BOUGHT HER HOUSE TO KEEP HER IN IT, SHE NEVER PAID RENT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR OR MAYBE NEVER? THEY KEEP ALOT OF STUFF FROM ME AS TO NOT GET ME UPSET. MY EX IS A REAL CONTROL FREAK AND CONSUMED WITH HATRED AGAINST ME FOR LEAVING HER 8 YEARS AGO. I DON'T THINK SHE KNOWS HOW TO SMILE.
-Jim