Allan Australia said: August 25, 2009 4:53 am PST
The decision you made would have been the hardest in your life and to stay on the run for so long, there must have been numerous miracles. No one really knows the monumental challenge, except a person who has been through similar; I am one of those people. I escaped with my 5 yo daughter. I took her because she was living in an alcoholic violent environment with her mother and boyfriends. Also the maternal grandfather was keen to put her on his list of sexual victims. The Family Court failed to protect her, taking the easy way out. I had no choice but to run with my daughter. We were fugitives, true partners, for two years. We were caught in a roadblock. My daughter was taken back to the disgusting environment I had taken her from... I received a year in jail. I was forbidden to see my daughter for 3 years. After 5 years I was awarded custody.
Unlike your daughter, my now adult daughter, leans towards her mother and treats me more as a distant relative. I live with this pain on a daily basis. I am writing a book, as these injustices need to be told. On the Dr Phil Show, I was so happy to see the way you and your daughter held hands, as she gave you her full support...that was wonderful.
Regards
Allan
