“In some ways I would rather [Elijah’s father] take off completely and not be a part of his life,” said Cheryl as Elijah plays with a gun from a video game while they stand in line at a carryout pizza restaurant. “I’m afraid he’s going to coerce my son into unhealthy habits. When Elijah gets older it may be hard for him to differentiate between good and bad. It will be difficult for me to say ‘You shouldn’t do that’ when he sees his dad is doing it.”
“In some ways I would rather [Elijah’s father] take off completely and not be a part of his life,” said Cheryl as Elijah plays with a gun from a video game while they stand in line at a carryout pizza restaurant. “I’m afraid he’s going to coerce my son into unhealthy habits. When Elijah gets older it may be hard for him to differentiate between good and bad. It will be difficult for me to say ‘You shouldn’t do that’ when he sees his dad is doing it.”