yeah 'terminate parental rights' is pretty blatant
― tacos, fettucini, linguini, martini, bikini. (sunny successor), Thursday, 29 January 2009 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Good luck to you. You are doing a great thing.
― schwantz, Thursday, 29 January 2009 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Dude, I'm in awe of you. (Silly twit that I am, I'm teary eyed now.) The kid is lucky to have you in his life. If right prevails, you'll soon be the "official" dad. :-) If only there were more people like you. Thumbs up to the sky.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 08:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Also, I feel for your girlfriend. Being afraid of the biological dad must suck beyond belief. This is all just keeps him in her life. Hope she can soon close this chapter in her life. Did I say good luck? Yeah. Good luck to you all.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 08:42 (fifteen years ago) link
In any case, our hackles are probably going to be raised until early March.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:40 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Hahahahahahaha! My two-months-ago self was hopelessly optimistic and naive about the court system. Hahahahahahaha!
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 10 April 2009 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
After he ignored the first letter, we had to serve him though the Sherrif's Department, who took a whole month to do so. Now we have to wait a month for him to (hopefully) ignore us again, after which we have to file something with the court that will take a month.
June, at the earliest, for me to stop being a jittery bundle of nerves. In the meantime, getting the kid ready for Kindergarten and trying to bite the bullet and make wedding plans.
On the bright side, I took a week off of work for his birthday and we had a pretty righteous time playing with action figures and watching movies and stuff. He's starting to call me "Dad", which just feels awesome.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 10 April 2009 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
awww thats so fantastic. not the waiting for june part but it will come.
― I wish I was the royal trux (sunny successor), Friday, 10 April 2009 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Had our home visit from the nice lady at family court today. Among the highlights from:
Introducing our dog:
"This is D0t! Sometimes she bites me!"
Complaining about the new dog treats that have had D0t a little territorially nippy in the first place:
"Those damn bagels..."
Out of all the thousands of toys this kid has, he managed to whip out:
A toy raygun, which he held up with a crazed look in his eyes and a chilling grin.A Burger King Kid's Meal toy that makes burping sound effects.A rubber skull which - when you squeeze it - the bloody eyesockets bulge out and reveal that it is full of flies.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 23:25 (fourteen years ago) link
lol. I'm sure you did fine.
― schwantz, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 23:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah. The paperwork's going through. It's just like "way to spaz out and self-sabotage, kid!" XD
The other good news is that the natural father apparently chose not to file an objection, so we're pretty much free and clear.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 14 May 2009 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Good news!I know you probably don't want to hear it but in the long run going through the right hoops (even though I appreciate it seems like a long haul) and making sure this fellow doesn't have any way to appeal ANYTHING later will surely work out best. I've seen a couple of families virtually self destruct when the father (or, indeed the mother as it was in one case) turns back up, lawyer in two, and starts a whole load of crap that does no-one, least of all, the kids, any good. He doesn't sound like he's going to take any interest ever but you never know.
― Brandy Frotte and Reel De La St-Jean (Ned Trifle II), Sunday, 24 May 2009 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
lawyer in TOW obviously. Or maybe I was thinking of a lawyer in two parts?
― Brandy Frotte and Reel De La St-Jean (Ned Trifle II), Sunday, 24 May 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Congratulations, KKvG.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 24 May 2009 17:26 (fourteen years ago) link