I'm a new member and would like to say hello...

[Bryan Lee McGlothin]

Hello!

I'm Bryan McGlothin and have just found your forum, thanks to Ron.

My story?
I was kidnapped by my father at age 2 and endured decades of parental alienation. I finally found my mother when I was 33. The joy of finding her was immense, though damped a bit upon my discovery that she had searched for me for years, then gave up and attempted suicide. She succeeded only in damaging her brain, leaving her much like a large child... unable to continue the search for me. Unfortunately, I will never know the woman who gave birth to me and search for me for so many years.

I am the author of Have You Seen My Mother, A True Story of Parental Kidnap and I will be at the DC 2008 Festival signing my book.

You can read a little more about me on my profile.

It's so wonderful to have a place here for the injured parents and children.

I look forward to speaking to everyone here!
www.bryanleemc.com
www.haveyouseenmymother.com
Thanks,
Bryan

[Chrissy Chrzanowski]

WOW thank you for sharing your heart felt story with us. I was a child of parental alienation as well. I hope to talk with you sometime. Thank you for joining this forum.
Chrissy

[Dee]

Welcome to the group Bryan!

I am so very sorry for what you and your mother have been put through and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your story with us.

I hope that you can find comfort here in knowing that you are among friends who do understand your pain.

Kudos to you for allowing it to build you up and not tear you down!

[Mark Godbey]

Thanks for joining us in this quest to put an end to PA. Every parent who is involved in this monstrous child abuse should be exiled to the moon.

[Ted Spear]

Hi Bryan, my name is Ted Spear. I lost my 17 year old son last November, and am currently alienated from my 2 remaining triplets. I will be speaking with you in DC on bereavment, so finding you here is perfect timing. I did not have enough time with Theresa to get all of the information. I look forward to meeting you in DC.

[Bryan Lee McGlothin]

Thanks Krissy, Stepmomster, Mark and Ted sorry to hear of your losses. It's great we have the support of each other here on this forum.

Thanks again!

Bryan

[mary tidwell]

i would like to throw this out there to get advice. MY oldest lived with me for the 1st 11 years of her life and a corrupt judge and dcs placed her with her dad instead of taking her into state custody with her then 10 m old sister. I know i probably bashed her dad all in the name of the "truth" and now he gets to do the same since he has the power handed to him by the corrupt system.
I am divorcing my current husband to get my child back out of state's custody. she's been there since 2-21-07. she was 10 m then and now 2 1/2y. How can i explain about her dad's alcoholism and how he is a sick person and can't live with us and have regular normal visitation with her because of court orders? she does not understand that a piece of paper says she can't see her dad or call her dad because he relapses sometimes.
Our rights are set to be terminated in oct 2008, but i'll probably have custody of her back by then, but his will probably still be terminated by the state and corrupt system. i'll upload my motion to dismiss their tpr that they served on us may 2, 2008. the corrupt system ignored my petition completely and even got my 4th court appointed attorney to withdraw it as soon as he got appointed for the TPR.

[Bryan Lee McGlothin]

"I know i probably bashed her dad all in the name of the "truth" and now he gets to do the same..."

I'm sorry, but this bothers me. What you are discribing is parental alienation. Your motives were probably, as you said, to bash your ex, but what you were doing was injuring your child. Even if what you said was the truth, young children do not need to hear somethings going on in the family. They simply are not mature enough to handle such things.

Rather try and take your child from your ex, why not go for joint custody and give your child the opportunity to thrive with both parents? It sounds like your soon-to-be-ex is the father of the younger child?? If he is not a good father then the courts should deal with him. Your children need both parents, but the parents need to be responsible and healthy.

I hope your children end up with the love and compassion they deserve from all parents involved.

Hope you find a ride to DC, I'd really like to speak with you and maybe understand the situation better.

Best of luck to you and your children!

Bryan

[mary tidwell]

if anyone is coming close to mufreesboro, tn on the way to dc i would go. we have 3 biig dcs related case hearings on the 12th though. maybe they'll go ok and i will have my baby back!!!!! need all the prayers we can get. mary

[Tony]

Welcome Bryan

I'll have to go find your book and give it a read.Wish I could meet you at the DC Festival but I can't afford to go now.Shame I have to miss it and miss meeting you.Sorry to see you had a rough child hood.But, I think it's made you a strong person by the looks of it!

[Bryan Lee McGlothin]

Thanks Tony,

Sorry I won't see you in DC. You can get me book at any Barnes and Noble, Amazon or at the www.taurleopublishing.com website.
I hope you get you situation straitened out.
Thanks and again for the kinds words.
Best...

[Merle Friedman]

Hi Brian, I am sitting here in tears. What a heart wrenching story. I am definately going to buy your book. I live in Johannesburg South Africa. Due to sad and tragic circumstances my ex husband has kept me from seeing my two little girls now ages 14 and 12 for 7 years. They live in New York. Not one day goes by that I dont try to see, speak or reach for my babies. Not one day goes by that I dont cry my heart out. I cannot understand why he is so cruel and selfish. I have 3 older children, two are married and one lives with me she is 22. Thank you for sharing your story. Take care. Merle Friedman