Broken Family Bonds: Poems and Stories from Victims of Parental Alienation

By PAS Intervention

Parental Alienation is one of the worst forms of psychological abuse. As an alienator tries to destroy one's ex-spouse, the children's and target parent's heart and soul are ripped to the core. In this book are the words of the victims of this type of abuse. Their poems and stories tell of broken hearts, frightened children, the devastation of the parent-child relationship, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: PAS Intervention
• Release date: May 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476006345

PAS Intervention

PAS Intervention or Parental Alienation Support & Intervention is Federally Tax Exempt Charitable Organization approved accept tax deductible contributions under Sec. 501(c)(3) of the IRS. This charity was formed to help heal, deal and stop the snowball affect of Hostile Parenting and the psychological abuse that accompanies it. It is dedicated to victims and their families of Parental Alienation and it's syndrome. (PAS) What is PAS and HAP? PAS is an insidious form of psychological abuse used during high conflict divorce. It is when one parent destroys the relationship between the children and their other parent or family using HAP or Hostile Aggressive Parenting. It harms the children permanently.

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Broken Family Bonds:

Poems and Stories from Victims of Parental Alienation

By PAS Intervention

Smashwords Edition

Copyright PAS Intervention 2012

www.pas-intervention.com

PAS Intervention is a Federally Tax Exempt Charitable organization approved for tax-deductible contributions under Sec. e501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.

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Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1—Helplessness

Chapter 2—My Second Wife, A Short Story

Chapter 3—Taken

Chapter 4—Daddies Aren’t Supposed to Cry

Chapter 5—Was, Is, Could Be

Chapter 6—Perpetual Youth

Chapter 7—Unbroken Bonds

Chapter 8—The Power of Healing Through Our Words & Actions

Chapter 9—Always In My Heart

Chapter 10—I Hate My Dad: A Fictional Monologue

Chapter 11—I Never Asked For It

Chapter 12—Who Will Cry For The Little Boy?

Chapter 13—No More Daddy

Chapter 14—When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking

Chapter 15—Why Do You Do The Things You Do

Chapter 16—Mom

Thank You, Contributors and Resources

About PAS & Acknowledgements

From the Founder of PAS Intervention, Joan T. Kloth-Zanard:

This book is a labor of love and commitment to ourselves and other victims of PAS to provide a powerful outlet for support, education, advocacy and action.

PAS Intervention and I would like to acknowledge all of the members of our support groups who suffer every day from this form of psychological abuse. Every one of them, who has contributed to this book or helped me with this non-profit, PAS Intervention, has given so much of themselves and opened up in hopes of helping just one more person. A special thanks to Shelley Carlisle who took over this project so I could concentrate on other things, and to Kristen Saffa for coming up with an amazing logo for us.

Parental Alienation is one of the worst forms of psychological abuse. As an alienator tries to destroy one’s ex-spouse, the children’s and target parent’s heart and soul are ripped to the core.  In this book are the words of the victims of this type of abuse. Their poems and stories tell of broken hearts, frightened children, the devastation of the parent-child relationship, and more.  For many who have contributed to this book, it took all their might to write about the heartache and pain they endure every day; many are numb from the pain.  Whatever the reason for their contribution, it is their way to get their story out there and hope they can and are making a difference every day, in someone’s life.

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If you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

~ Mother Theresa

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Chapter 1

Helplessness

by Amy M.

Helplessness is trying to be a part of a family and it not working

Helplessness is reaching out for help and constantly being told no

Helplessness is trying to love unconditionally but constantly being verbally berated

Helplessness is trying to do what is in the best interest of the children and constantly hitting walls

Helplessness is looking for resolutions and not finding any

Helplessness is reading books, talking to attorneys, meeting people in the same situation as you are and still feeling alone

Helplessness is feeling useless and sad

Helplessness is feeling frustrated and angry

Helplessness is fighting for justice, getting nowhere and wondering if it’s all worth it

Helplessness is wondering if the kids will ever get it no matter how many years pass

Helplessness is being a victim of Parental Alienation Syndrome

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Chapter 2

My Second Wife, a Short Story

by Christopher R. E. Zanard

I married my first wife in 1982 and we had one son (1982). We divorced approximately 4 years later. This wife and son I see and speak with and have no issues with. It is my second wife, who I have two children with that has been the source of all of our problems. I married my second wife in 1987. I have a son (1988) and a daughter (1990) with her. She was verbally and emotionally abusive of my first wife’s son, whenever I was not around. She actually tried to destroy this son’s relationship with my first wife by telling him that his mother was no good and berating her. When this did not work, after my daughter was born, she tried to convince me to go after my first wife for custody of