will my 3 year old son forget who his mother is?

soon I will be going to another town with my pop and I will be taking my son (after a long descussion with my wife we decided this was best). When there it is possible he might not see his mom for months. If things are well financially for her she can see him maybe once a month but it seems right now at least that she might not see him for 2 - 3 months at a time. is a 3 year olds mind able to hold on to information that long or is it possible for him to forget her? I do not want him to forget his mommy.

by rei 14 Posts
Posted on 10/19/2008 4:53 PM

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I mean with HIS mom and dad fighting lol. he is a boy.

by rei 14 Posts
Posted on 10/19/2008 11:01 PM

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we do not have great jobs or anything. with the car payment she has and other bills and having to send some money my way for our son its just impossible for her to get up and move closer. not to mention all of her family is where she is living. it is a bad situation but he has been mainly raised by myself as I have been a stay at home dad for the most part. I know it will do damage but believe me it will do less damage than with her mom and dad fighting all the time and being disrespectful towards each other. I feel much better about this than him trying to push us into sperate rooms because he is tired of our fighting.

by rei 14 Posts
Posted on 10/19/2008 11:00 PM

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Why can't she move closer to where you are going? As a mother I can't imagine not seeing my son for months on end. That kind of relationship, either with a mother or father will do damage.

by JaimeM 98 Posts
Posted on 10/19/2008 8:43 PM

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I am moving there becuase I need help to get back on my feet. My father and some other family live where I am moving and any family I have here is not in position to give aid. staying here would be too difficult on my own.

by rei 14 Posts
Posted on 10/19/2008 7:42 PM

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Kudos to you for wanting to keep her in his life. But my question is why , if you want to do that , are you movng so far away.
Next question is..can you let him see her more?
I guess my advise would be..yes it is possible for them to grow apart...he may not forget her but she and he will not have the kind of relationship they should have.
He is young..and he needs his mom and his dad ..as much as possible.

by mtnvly 3539 Posts
Posted on 10/19/2008 7:24 PM

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