I am 27 years old and I am a single mother of a 12 year old son (Yes I had him at 15). I have been single for a few years now ever since I left my son’s biological father who used to abuse me physically/sexually. He developed alcohol problems later in our relationship and he could barely keep a job, and he ended up developing extreme anger issues as a result. His abuse was mostly behind closed doors and never in front of my son. A few years later now, he calls me from another number explaining how he finished rehab, meets with a therapist weekly, and meditates every morning. He apologized a ton and he only asked to meet with my son and I in a casual environment to check up on us. (He explicitly said he doesn’t expect me to forgive him). I have not and will never forgive him, nor will I ever re-enter a relationship with him, but he does sound like a different person, so should I meet with him?

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    9 days ago

    Depends. Lots of questions to ask yourselfg. What does he expect/want from the meeting? Do you think he deserves a chance? Are you willing to offer the chance? How do you want to go on after meeting? Either way, if you chooise to meet, he’ll probably want/,excpect more meetings. If you do,vchoose neutral (public) grounds and don’t go alone.