Don't worry. I won't be taping phone calls or filing papers to keep the x from abducting. I'm not going to do anything except to stay the course and see it through. If x makes the mistake of abducting the child outside of her parenting time, I will take the proper steps at that time.
I dealt with PAS with my son in 2001 and we have had a great relationship since. Then a few months ago, he fell into drug addiction. That was tough too, but by the grace of God he is now avowedly drug-free for 3 and a half months. He is an 18 yo grown man ready to enter the world.
But my 15 yo daughter is going through drug addiction recovery and PAS together and it is proving to be a tough combination.
I put her in counseling and a weekly drug program, plus she has lost her access to cash, among other corrective measures. She screams bloody murder over all of these things, and her mother is right there to tell her what a jerk I am for doing these things. X also opposed my efforts to get my son off drugs and in the end my son thanked me. But X is winning my D over big time. She is telling my D to refuse to go to drug meetings to see what I can do about it.
My daughter was coming off yet another 4.0 GPA and her attitude was terrific. But she came back early this summer from her mother's house, blaming me for her being "stuck" there so long. She refused to even wait one more week for me to come get her and she got a bus ticket to get away from her Mom. She was furious at having "lost" her summer. She has been giving me the silent treatment ever since and now that she is on restrictions, she wants to live with Mom.
Despite the PAS hate, I feel like I need to continue to play the heavy due to the drug issues. I just want to see passing drug tests and we can start restoring rights and incentives. And maybe a few smiles again.
Sorry to have gone overboard on you guys. It was a really rotten Christmas.