DEAR DEIDRE: MY partner’s son has been charged with having sexual contact with two kids in a family where he was babysitting. It’s torn my partner in half and I don’t know how to help him. His son is 19 and had a troubled childhood. His mum suffered from depression and mood swings. She would […]
DEAR DEIDRE: MY partner’s son has been charged with having sexual contact with two kids in a family where he was babysitting.
It’s torn my partner in half and I don’t know how to help him.
His son is 19 and had a troubled childhood. His mum suffered from depression and mood swings.
She would stop my partner seeing him and a couple of times the boy went into care.
He got in touch a year ago. My partner was thrilled to see him regularly again and build a relationship. Now this.
The children are in the family where he was renting a room.
My partner is shattered the boy would do something like this.
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DEIDRE SAYS: It must be devastating but ask your partner to try to find compassion for his son. Maybe something in his past explains.
With consistent support he can be helped never to do anything like this again.
They can find guidance through Stop It Now! who give confidential help to adults worried about their own behaviour or that of others (stopitnow.org.uk, 0808 1000 900).
