Hey there,
My name is Lyndia and I am the mother of the coolest 16 year old I have ever met, Bradyn.
Bradyn is a bright and sweet kid who works incredibly hard for everything he has. Since he was 14 years old Bradyn has been working to save up to purchase a car that his dad bought for him. For 2 years his dad took over 70% of every paycheck he received and put it into a savings account to go towards the car he purchased for him. The deal that was when he got his license all the money he saved would go towards what his dad spent on the car and the rest would be a gift from his father. In 2025 Bradyn decided he wanted to live with me instead of his father. He felt safe with me in my home and not so much with his dad and his dad's wife. Ever since Bradyn made that decision his dad has made it his mission to try and have as much control over him as possible.
During the last year Bradyn and his brother have lived with me full time. I have expressed to their father that I was having trouble financially and I was struggling to feed them. I made this very clear to him but as a form of punishment for Bradyn "choosing me over him" he has not helped at all with their expenses. I have covered everything for them while barely staying above water.
When Bradyn got his license his dad held up to his end of the bargain and gave B the car under the premise that he had to pay for his own insurance. Bradyn paid for the plates and bought all new tires and brake lights for the car. Bradyn was in between jobs this month and was going to be late on getting the payment in. After he told his dad that his dad started harassing him for the money. In true teenager fashion Bradyn stood up for me and told his dad to stop worrying about the money he owed him and to pay me money for taking care of them this year.
After that his dad flipped out about the way he was talking to him and showed up at his school to tow the car. He pulled my son out of class and caused a scene in the parking lot and scared my son so bad he fled the situation to come home. His dad called law enforcement to try and retrieve the vehicle and they told him he could not take it because my son had equity in it.
Even after LE told him he couldn't take it he still stalked my house and waited for me and my roommate to leave for work before he came in and loaded the car onto a trailer and took it.
Long story short, this leaves my child without a way to work and school and no money to buy another car since his dad took everything he had in savings to pay for this one.
He is a great kid who was just protecting his momma and now he is being punished by someone who is supposed to love him and care for him. I have already spent the last year consoling them after their father basically abandoned him. The trauma he has caused is unfixable but maybe we can help B get back on his feet.