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Hi All! To summarize, my son contacted me in June. Ours was a more or less closed adoption, but he received material that gave him the information needed. He's 20 and lives out of the country. My son hasn't told his aparents about our new relationship. His position is that he doesn't ask permission for any other relationship he creates and he feels no need to ask permission for this relationship. He really doesn't want them to know anything about it. At first I felt like I owed his aparents something, that I might be obliged to nudge my son toward telling them. And then I found out how his life really was and at this point, I don't feel I owe them squat. In fact, they owe me--an explanation and an apology. Of course I suffer no delusions that I'll ever receive either. I'm wondering, what do you bparents feel about engaging aparents in your reunion? Where do you draw the line with regards to aparents' involvement? How do you ensure aparents don't sabotage or otherwise ruin the relationship with your children? Any and all insight is appreciated. :flowergift:
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I would have liked for all of us to have a functioning reunion. I had a semi open adoption where I kept in contact with DD's mom for years before DD turned 18 and I contacted her directly (with DD's permission, not so much a-mom's lol!) DD is happy her mom and I have a relationship, and since I had developed a friendship with DD's mom both before DD was born and over the years, I didn't see why we all couldn't be involved. I figured the best way for her not to "sabatoge" the relationship was to make her a part of it so she could see that there is nothing to worry about. DD's mom is currently not answering my e-mails, or interacting with me on FB the way she used to. So I'm not sure how this is going to play out. I did start to put her mom on a restricted list on FB so she can't see all my statuses so I can create some distance. DD is very close to her mom, and has always been concerned about her mom's feelings about reunion. I don't see how I could stop her mom from making her feel she needs to be loyal to her fears. I guess I just have to hope that DD's desire to know me somehow perseveres.
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I'm wondering, what do you bparents feel about engaging aparents in your reunion? Where do you draw the line with regards to aparents' involvement? How do you ensure aparents don't sabotage or otherwise ruin the relationship with your children?