I really feel for you... It must be like living a nightmare as a parent to have your child stuck in a horrible home-environment which is obviously destructive for the childs wellfare and development. You've literally done everything in your power to help your child from her situation, but there still isnt a legal way for you to a)establish a relationship with your child, b) get her out if the current destructive situation.
Wish I could help you in some way but my juridical knowledge is fairly basic unfortunately.
Just remember that you have done everything you possibly can - even if you were filthy rich you'd still be in the situation your in now, locked by both Swedish and international laws. All you can do really is to wait it out, wait for Issy to become an adult and hopefully go to therapy, and then welcome her with open arms when she ten years from now wants to establish a relationship with her dad. And then answer all her questions about how things came to be the way they were (are), without spilling out your (justified) harsh feelings and bitterness towards her mother. I'm sure that Issy with maturity will seek you out in 10-15 years and you'll be able to enjoy a mutual loving relationship for many years forward then. I'm absolutely certain that Issy in the future will be delighted to get to know her siblings after an upbringing as an only child. And they will probably be delighted to get to know their older sister as well.
Hopefully the urge for adventure and new experiences that most "normal" teenagers have will kick in at some point for Issy. Then she will realise she has an amazing opportunity with a dad in Australia (or New Zeeland? Sorry I cant remember). How cool would it be if she at age 19 or so came over to Australia for a "gap year", got herself a fruitpicking job or whatever she is able to do with her set of challenges, and just got to know herself and a new country! And you and her lil' siblings. I would have loved to have a family-member abroad so that I could have had that great set-up for a year abroad. Would be great if she realises this as a young adult and grasp the opportunity!
Stay strong and be grateful for your other healthy kids presence in your everyday life! You seem to be a great father judging by what you have written here and all the was you've tried to help Issy and be in her life. I also must applaud you for adjusting to her preferred pronoun as "him" - shows you truly respect your child and her wishes. (I, as an outsider, still chose to call Issy "she" as I suspect that her gender dysphoria is merely a result of her failing mental health... A subconsious cry for help or a way of grasping a straw sort of, a faux explanation to the feeling she probably has constantly of "something being wrong". But I do think you're going about it exactly right by using the pronoun she prefers. Respect!)
Wish I could help you in some way but my juridical knowledge is fairly basic unfortunately.
Just remember that you have done everything you possibly can - even if you were filthy rich you'd still be in the situation your in now, locked by both Swedish and international laws. All you can do really is to wait it out, wait for Issy to become an adult and hopefully go to therapy, and then welcome her with open arms when she ten years from now wants to establish a relationship with her dad. And then answer all her questions about how things came to be the way they were (are), without spilling out your (justified) harsh feelings and bitterness towards her mother. I'm sure that Issy with maturity will seek you out in 10-15 years and you'll be able to enjoy a mutual loving relationship for many years forward then. I'm absolutely certain that Issy in the future will be delighted to get to know her siblings after an upbringing as an only child. And they will probably be delighted to get to know their older sister as well.
Hopefully the urge for adventure and new experiences that most "normal" teenagers have will kick in at some point for Issy. Then she will realise she has an amazing opportunity with a dad in Australia (or New Zeeland? Sorry I cant remember). How cool would it be if she at age 19 or so came over to Australia for a "gap year", got herself a fruitpicking job or whatever she is able to do with her set of challenges, and just got to know herself and a new country! And you and her lil' siblings. I would have loved to have a family-member abroad so that I could have had that great set-up for a year abroad. Would be great if she realises this as a young adult and grasp the opportunity!
Stay strong and be grateful for your other healthy kids presence in your everyday life! You seem to be a great father judging by what you have written here and all the was you've tried to help Issy and be in her life. I also must applaud you for adjusting to her preferred pronoun as "him" - shows you truly respect your child and her wishes. (I, as an outsider, still chose to call Issy "she" as I suspect that her gender dysphoria is merely a result of her failing mental health... A subconsious cry for help or a way of grasping a straw sort of, a faux explanation to the feeling she probably has constantly of "something being wrong". But I do think you're going about it exactly right by using the pronoun she prefers. Respect!)
__________________
Senast redigerad av Malin.Nilsson 2019-07-28 kl. 15:20.
Senast redigerad av Malin.Nilsson 2019-07-28 kl. 15:20.