If you know me then you know the story. Statutory rape, he left before the kid was born, came back for the birth, and was gone to Florida two weeks later. No child support, no letters, and only a phone call once a year on his birthday. Shadow met him when he was 3 - which was 7 years ago. Last year, Pooh had his mother mail some clothes to Shadow. That's it. That's the extent of their relationship.
Lately, Pooh has been posting on his myspace that he's in Georgia and sometimes Alabama. He has been spotted in my old hometown so I believe this. He never contacts us though he told a friend of the family that he was in town to help us.
I honestly would prefer that this man just step out of our lives. He strings Shadow along with his, "I'm coming to visit, I miss you, I love you" shit when they do talk. Shadow is curious about him and really wants to see him. I've never stopped a visit from happening. I've never had the opportunity to.
Despite the fact that I would like for him to go away I don't know that it would be in my best interest to put an end to the little contact that they do have. I don't want to be the bad guy who "kept them apart." Even though it's hard I'd like for Shadow to see things as they are.
Anyway, Pooh sent Shadow a message on myspace the day after his birthday. I let Shadow write him back because he wanted to. I guess I'm just a little freaked because he has now initiated contact without going through me. I was dumb enough not to log in first to see if anyone had written him. I don't know what to do. But now Shadow is always anxious to check his myspace and bummed when he doesn't have a message. Same old shit, new medium, I guess. Blegh. 😟
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