Well after some minor drama from BM and SS yesterday, she gave him back an hour earlier. We think it is so that she still has some control over us and also did not want DH picking him up. Several texts back and forth with SS where DH said he would pick him up at 6:00 PM. She dropped him off at 5:00. The kid was so relieved to be home, you could feel it. The lawyers still haven't agreed to vacation and the final visistation hasn't been signed off on. But he is here full time.

He called his dad about 12:30 PM upset because he could hear his BM talking bad about him on the phone. His Dad told him it was just a few hours more and just be honest with her. As he is on the phone he could hear BM yelling that she wasn't talking about him and he was over reacting. SS yelled back that he could and he didn't like her talking bad about him. DH told him to continue to tell her how he feels and he would be home soon. He didn't want to do any more than that because we didn't know how this drop off was going to be later. We were kind of hoping that her husband would take a punch at my husband so we could pursue his threat. I think that may be part of the reason she brought him to us earlier. SS did tell us that everything she asked him to do, he said he didn't want to. But, in one weeks time, he went out for yogurt three times, she forgot his karate class and worked late, took him to two movies, three dinners out and gave him some money. Can we say bribe??? But, yet you can't manage to take him to Karate and get him to do any of his homework? He came in so happy and relieved. I got a big hug and actually started crying. I think the stress of the last week, this was such a culmination of it for me. I would feel better if he never had to see her again, but nothing I can do about it. She hasn't abused him, other than neglect. I am glad that he is finally calling her out on things and apparently told her during the week several times, that he was tired of SD15 coming first. Apparently they went to the waterpark, SD brought a friend and he didn't get to. He pointed out the inequality and she said he was wrong. She doesn't see it.

She told him she would see him in 2 weeks. He doesn't want to go. I really want to tell him to refuse to go. It is only until he is 14 in 9 months. What is she going to do, call the police and bodily taking him screaming? I don't think so and if she did, she guarantees he will make zero effort when he is 14 to see her.

Which is kind of the same effort she encourages with SD and DH. We went out to dinner to celebrate and it was a nice evening. No drama, but DH did have to explain that we gave in on the visitation so that he would be with us full time faster and not draw it out the way BM was planning. He understood, but he didn't like that he had to spend the night there. How wrong would it be to let it drop to SS that he holds all the cards and can really do what he wants? I just don't think she and her lawyer are willing to go back to court and say that they forced a child to visit and had to enforce it with the police. DH says he will not force him and neither will I. We live around the corner, there is nothing stopping him from walking back to our house.