Can I join? shannon: My husband of 6 years left my son and I 8 weeks ago. He was involved in an internet role playing game that was just getting weird and when I asked him to quit, he refused and left. This is a long, sad, horrible story, but basically he has left. He's seen his son 6 hours in the last 8 weeks.
This is a huge, long, long story, but those are the highlights. We had just relocated to Oklahoma and I guess we can file and have this done in a matter of weeks. That is really hard.
Shannon
Re:Can I join? PiscesGoddess: Im so sorry shannon.. Hang in there.. And please stick around OJAR.. it is a place to share your story.. We are all here to help and share our experiences. I too am a mom.. and I know how horrible this must be for you.. Please keep us posted on how you are doing!
HUGS
Pisces
Re:Can I join? Safetykc: OMG....I am so sorry...Do you think there were more issues than this game???
I have read about this stuff though...It can be an addiction...I hope he gets counseling and realizes the real world is much more important than a fantasy...and that is what it is...
My STBX, built a fantasy life online..not with games, but relationships...it always bothered me and sure enough, part of her affair was carrried out online...but hey..here I am following her footsteps in the sense now I am online all the time too... :'( How times they change..sorry hijacking the thread here...anyway...
Welcome...and I am so sorry....truly...Keep us posted and we are here for you...just bear with our ramblings because with every new story some of our own pain comes out too...part of the healing process...
We are all hurting and going through similar things..One of the great and sad things about OJAR...some stories hit too close to home...
Take care and Big Hugs....
Safety
Re:Can I join? shannon: Thank you. I would like to stay.
The brief story is that my husband was playing an online role playing game for up to 20 hours a day every day. A woman 15 years his senior got involved (just a friend!) and I asked for the game to stop, the girl to go and counseling to start. He said he had to decide....for two weeks with noting happening. I caught him talking to this girl again and gave him the choice, us or her, and he left.
He is not a young kid. He's 35. This is very hard and just brutal to our son, who will be 5 next week. He doesn't understand why his daddy left or why he won't come home.
My attorney said that based on his behaviour he won't get any form of custody. I won't do that at all. Regardless, our son loves him and needs him, but the STBX isn't really interested. He sees our son 1-2 hours a week.
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Re:Can I join? shannon: Thank you again. I am glad, and yet really sad, to be in a place where people have been in my shoes.
Shan
