Am I wrong....or doing the right thing?

Okay, so, almost 2 years ago I left my son's father.....
He was very abusive...emotionally & mentally and towards the end it turned Physical. (It got to the put that he tried to strangle me, WHILE i was holding my son, who was about 5 months old at the time)....I left him a week later after that happened and went back to Florida to stay with my mom and took my son with me.
He wasn't exactly a good father to his son...He barely even took care of him, it was mostly me that did all the work, while he went over to his friends house and did what he wanted to do.
My question is, was i wrong for taking my son out of state with me to Florida?
Did i do the right thing?

My son's father only came down to florida ONCE to see his son... and it was only for 4 days, and each time he only spent like 15 minuets with him...

I also feel bad because, i havent talked to his father in a year and a half...but its because i am still afraid of him.

You did the right thing, mama.

You did the right thing,obviously he doesnt care enough to fight you for his rights so I assume he probably never will.

I think you did the right thing. If he wanted to see his son he could at least try, but obviously his priorities are whacked.

No, you did the right thing. It would be different if he actually tried to see his son but if he isn't and because he is abusive I don't think you have done anything wrong. I would try to distance myself from him too.

You did one thing even better, you moved away. If he does not want the responsibility of being a father than let someone else fill those shoes for your son. Period!

You completely did the right thing!

Thanks ladies...I just still feel guilty about taking him away from his Father. I just didn't want him to get hurt....or worse...

Quoting Gabe's Mommy ♥:" Okay, so, almost 2 years ago I left my son's father..... He was very abusive...emotionally & mentally ... [snip!] ... him... I also feel bad because, i havent talked to his father in a year and a half...but its because i am still afraid of him."

i wonder the same thing when i left my sons father who has never seen him i left him in mexico n he hasnt asked for a passport or visa from his country to come see him never sent money to help me out ive struggled for 4 yrs raising him my family tried to help me as much as possible as they can but there is only so much they can do,......

Quoting errekka2:" i wonder the same thing when i left my sons father who has never seen him i left him in mexico n he hasnt ... [snip!] ... for 4 yrs raising him my family tried to help me as much as possible as they can but there is only so much they can do,......"

u did right by ur child u did wat u needed to to protect ur child...

i need advise ,...... after i left my husband my sons father id been dating this guy for a yr n half before i moved in w him at that time he had 2 brothers n his newphew living w him..... when i moved in i was dealing w back pain due to an injury ..... torn disk .... even tho i was paying my share of bills that includes rent he was constantly on me bout working well until i settled my lawsuit n dhr found me fit to work i wasnt allowed to i had injections n meds n other stuff trying to help w pain... he thought i was jus being lazy he actually said it .... we had our ups n downs ....he never drank until new years christmas n thanksgiving maybe when his brother came over n we cooked out he never got stupid slap drunk but when his brother moved out of state he became depressed began drinking ... 6months later the other brother moves he gets worse well bout 5 n half to 6 months later a week before his newphew moved .... he mentioned some friends of his wanted to hang out i said ok go .... well they went to a strip club bar watever u wanna call it ..... ive made it well said i dont appreciate him going to the strip clup staring at women taking their cloths off i feel very disrespected i told him i dont like him going to bars by hisself getting drunk off his butt then driving drunk.... i have explained it to him he could reck kill hisself or someone else ....he has had a number of recks that doesnt scare him....
he family has begged him not to drink n drive .... ive explained he can drink at his brothers or hm but i dont want him driving drunk but everytime he drinks he goes to the strip club.... we use to fight alot now im jus tired n dont know wat to do..... my mom never liked him ..... even tho i have to pay half of rent all bills the lil bit i do get helps because of his drinking i had to change my availibility at work cause he would put my son in the car after hed chugged a bottle of vodka only so he could go get more ive had to leave work early because of his drinking n unable to pick up my son from school .... he doesnt come round my family w the way we live ud think we were roommates w benefits well needless to say im 4 n half months pregnant if i leave him i will be struggling once agian but this time w 2 kids

ive recently bought a trailor in process of fixing it hooking it n trying to move in its hard deciding to allow him to move in w me ... i love him care about him but am very tired of his drinking n driving n going to the strip club blowing money we need

You did the right thing. My ex tried to kidnap my daughter and was a total piece of smurf. I took Lily away and he hasn't seen her in 8 years. He will NEVER see her as long as I'm alive. Just because someone makes a child doesn't mean they deserve to be in the childs life. I have a boyfriend who has been there since my ex left... he has custody of his son and is a better parent than the mother of his son. So yeah.. some people dont deserve to automatically be there.