hello I will briefly explain my situation with regards to seeing my daughter.
I briefly went out with the future mother of my child (sarah) in 2002 for a couple of months. It was not meant to be, so we parted ways. Unfortunately, she never informed me that she had my child and I had no idea that I was a father until last summer when she contacted me via facebook to show me pictures of my Sarah.
I took a paternity test and it came back positive. I wanted to be in my daughters life, so I moved from Alberta to Manitoba to see her. Currently the mother is letting me see Sarah once a week for approx. 3 hours. It's frustrating because I hardly know her, and she is closer to the mothers boyfriend, who she has lived with for the past 2 years.
I want to see my daughter more, but I don't know what to do. A couple of months ago she had promised me I could visit Sarah on a sunday. Unfortunately, when I called she didn't answer. She missed the appt. abd did not let me know what was wrong. I was fairly upset and left a msg saying that it was my right to see my daughter and I would be prepared go to court to uphold that right.
A few minutes later I got a call from the boyfriend stating that "many father don't get to see their children" and I should be lucky to even see Sarah. He went on to say that the mother was being more than fair, and he didn't feel comfortable with me coming over for visits. I informed him that it was between the mother and I, and I wasn't going to discuss the isuue with him and ended the call.
I'm very frustrated and upset that I missed the first 4 1/2 years of my daughter Sarah's life, and now I have be limited to seeing her an average of 3 hours a week. Sometimes i feel like giving up, as it's too painful to know that I may never be important in my own daughter's life. Does anyone have any kind of advice they can offer? I woould really appreciate having someone to talk to.
Thanks for listening...
I briefly went out with the future mother of my child (sarah) in 2002 for a couple of months. It was not meant to be, so we parted ways. Unfortunately, she never informed me that she had my child and I had no idea that I was a father until last summer when she contacted me via facebook to show me pictures of my Sarah.
I took a paternity test and it came back positive. I wanted to be in my daughters life, so I moved from Alberta to Manitoba to see her. Currently the mother is letting me see Sarah once a week for approx. 3 hours. It's frustrating because I hardly know her, and she is closer to the mothers boyfriend, who she has lived with for the past 2 years.
I want to see my daughter more, but I don't know what to do. A couple of months ago she had promised me I could visit Sarah on a sunday. Unfortunately, when I called she didn't answer. She missed the appt. abd did not let me know what was wrong. I was fairly upset and left a msg saying that it was my right to see my daughter and I would be prepared go to court to uphold that right.
A few minutes later I got a call from the boyfriend stating that "many father don't get to see their children" and I should be lucky to even see Sarah. He went on to say that the mother was being more than fair, and he didn't feel comfortable with me coming over for visits. I informed him that it was between the mother and I, and I wasn't going to discuss the isuue with him and ended the call.
I'm very frustrated and upset that I missed the first 4 1/2 years of my daughter Sarah's life, and now I have be limited to seeing her an average of 3 hours a week. Sometimes i feel like giving up, as it's too painful to know that I may never be important in my own daughter's life. Does anyone have any kind of advice they can offer? I woould really appreciate having someone to talk to.
Thanks for listening...
