Ben turns 12 today
Today is Ben's 12th birthday and I didn't think it would affect me as much as it has.
Letter to Ben – 11th Birthday
Dear Ben How have you been? I hope you are happy and having lots of fun. I have sent you a birthday present this year so hopefully you like them and don’t already have one. I am sending them by courier so mum, Nanma or Papa may need to sign for them. If they arrive early you might even be allowed to open them a bit earlier 🙂 . Hopefully they get to you before Sunday. Do you know what you…
Letter to Ben – Fathers Day 2017
Dear Ben How have you been? I hope you have been well and having lots of fun. We have all been a little sick with the flu lately. Today is Fathers day and I was hoping to hear from you. It would be wonderful to hear from you. I have had a great relaxing morning, as I got breakfast in bed. Emma got me a new big coffee mug. Declan got me a big toblerone chocolate and Ryan got me…
Letter to Ben – 09 July 2017
Dear Ben Thanks for your letter. I liked the card you sent. Did you choose that one yourself? It is good to hear that you are doing well at school. It sounds like you are enjoying being back at school. I received a copy of your report card for that semester and was very impressed with how well you are doing. We had a great time while we were on our holiday. Our flight was really good. It was nice…
Letter to Ben – 06 May 2017
It has been over 18 months now and we haven’t seen or heard from Ben. It is genuinely heart breaking to go through life knowing the value of time, while others squander your time like they have an infinite amount of it. I spoke with Malcolm in court the other day and he seemed genuinely concerned about his 35 year old daughter being forcibly removed from his house by way of court order, but surprisingly failed to see the similarity…
Letter to Ben – 12 August 2016
It has been a while since I’ve heard from Ben. I imagine it is hard for a boy of his age to keep up the communications. I hope he is getting the encouragement to stay in touch with me from his mother, given her mental condition.
Letter to Ben – 15 July 2016
Another letter to Ben. We are still missing him lots and lots. It is good that I am still able to keep in touch with him and hear about his days.
Letter to Ben – 11 May 2016
We received a letter back from Ben. We were excited to here from him and I was keen to keep the lines of communications open and frequent. Surprisingly, or not if you really know what lawyers are like, we were told by lawyers that the kids were not allowed to write to Ben. It was incredibly difficult having to try and explain to to very young children that they weren’t allowed to write to their brother. This is my letter…
Letter to Ben – 25 April 2016
It has been almost 6 months and we haven’t seen or spoken to Ben. Today we made some progress in court and are now able to send him letters, which isn’t really great, but certainly better than nothing. Emma and Ryan miss Ben and wanted to write him a letter too.
Ben’s 9th Birthday
Update: Little did I know at the time, but this is the last time I have seen, spoken to, or even heard from Ben. His mother, who was diagnosed with a mental illness, has managed to lie and manipulate him completely out of my life. I only hope that one day Ben will have the courage to question his mother’s actions and, want to seek the truth about me, so he can make his own decisions about whether or not…