1118: Son's Safety Vexed by Schizoaffective Ex | Feedback Friday

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Feb 21, 2025

This episode tackles a father's heart-wrenching battle within Norway's legal system, as he strives to protect his special-needs child from an ex with a troubling history. The hosts discuss the emotional toll of wildfires on communities, highlighting the disparities in media coverage for different tragedies. Additionally, they explore coping strategies for dealing with a toxic authority figure in academia, while also addressing the challenges of supporting loved ones with severe mental health issues. Empathy and resilience emerge as key themes throughout the conversation.

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Custody Battle Nightmare

A single father in Norway struggles with a legal system that grants his schizoaffective ex visitation rights to their special-needs child, despite her history of violence and psychosis.
The visits consistently traumatize the child, undoing his progress, while the father faces financial and emotional exhaustion.

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Legal Advice for Custody Battles

Explore supervised visitation and imposing conditions like therapy or medication on the mother's visits.
Engage your own expert to counter the mother's claims of stability and document the child's regression after visits.

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Coping with Custody Battles

Advocate for legal system change by sharing your story (after consulting a lawyer).
Seek support groups for parents with abusive ex-partners to gain resources and emotional support.

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Your ex's schizoaffective episodes keep getting court-approved showtime with your special-needs child, despite restraining orders. It's Feedback Friday!

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On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

You're raising a special-needs child in Norway while locked in an endless dance with a legal system that keeps inviting your ex — who has a documented history of violent psychotic episodes — to waltz back into your lives despite restraining orders. How do you protect your child when the system seems determined to tango with danger?
You're watching L.A.'s recent wildfire coverage from your Northern California community, where neighbors still camp in RVs after losing everything to even larger infernos. It's like screaming into the void while celebrities get prime-time attention for their lost pool houses. How do you process this disparity in coverage and support?
Your professor treats student assistants like Victorian servants, dismisses them mid-sentence, and weaponizes awkward silences. How do you co-exist with someone who has such authority while preserving your dignity?
Diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder 20 years ago, your mother, once grounded in reality, now believes you've infected her brain with parasites and refuses to leave her house or see doctors. It's like watching someone slowly slip through your fingers while the legal system shrugs. How do you help someone who sees such help as a threat?
Recommendation of the Week: Audit your medicine expiration dates.
After three years of orchestrating your life around your rescue dog's careful medical routine, you've had to say goodbye. Like a cruel cosmic joke, it caps off two years of personal earthquakes — layoffs, moves, heartbreaks. Seemingly sharing in the act of mourning, your other dog howls at the pawprint box. How do you rebuild when grief keeps redecorating?
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