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Abandonment

When used in the context of adoption, this term refers to the most common involuntary reason that the parental rights of an absent parent can be terminated by a court. Although the laws of each state will define this term differently for residents of that state, these definitions almost unanimously include some combination of an unjustified failure to provide adequately for the financial support for the child and an unjustified failure to maintain, or attempt to maintain, contact or a parental relationship with the child for a certain period of time. The required time period and the precise definition of this term can vary significantly from state to state, but generally, the continuous period that is required for a legal abandonment is somewhere between 6 months and one year.

Question: abandonment? Since my divorce in December, I've gone through the usual mood swings--abandonment, hatred, anger, loss, forgiveness etc. Now, it's August, i've dated 2 men in between (not that they lasted) but here I am woken by a dream about my ex-hubby leaving me. Basically, I dreamt he was leaving me and I was crying and begging etc... Why am I having this dream? After both my flings ended I was angry at my ex for putting me through this--having to look for a future partner at 33. We had been together since we were 17. Am I never going to be able to move on? I am not romantically in love with my ex-hubby, for sure. But I am having these dreams and miss his friendship, I guess.

Answer: You probably just miss the comfort and stability of having a man to come home to every night. With the other relationships not working out, it just reinforces those feelings about having someone there for you all the time. I don't think you are in love and want him back. I think you just want someone (male) to be there for you.

 


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