Throwaway account here.I have a 6 year old son from a previous relationship. My ex and I have joint custody and have ever since we split up 5 years ago, so we've both always been a full time part of our child's life. Mom has been with her new partner, "Bobby", for the last couple of years. All the happiness in the world to them and all that. Mom, "Bobby", and I have what could be described as a contentious relationship at best, but until this point there's never been any indication of mistreatment of any kind. Mom is not a bad parent, despite our disagreements. I say all this to provide context for what comes next.Our son and I went to visit relatives a few hours away over the weekend. It went very well and he had a great time. On the way home, we were chit-chatting in the car, when, out of the blue, our son started sobbing and said, "Daddy, do you know the bad thing about Mommy and Bobby?" I asked him what he meant, and he said, "Bobby gets angry and he chokes me against the wall like this," and used his hand to show me a choking motion. Then he said, "That's the bad thing about Bobby." Cue panic on my part. I asked him if that was the truth and he said that it was, and that was kind of that. I didn't want to lead him or press him too hard, and of course I was completely shocked.I don't know if this is true or not. It seems like a very strange thing for him to just blurt out like he did, but I'm also very inclined to take this extremely seriously.I guess I'm wondering... what do I do? I don't want to try to bring it to his mom, because she'll probably flip shit/deny/tell me I'm trying to stir the pot/etc. Which, I am 10000% NOT trying to do. I don't want to cause drama in any way, but this is a deathly serious issue that I just cannot brush off. What is the next step for me? Our son is supposed to go back to his mom and Bobby's house tonight. Do I call the cops and try to withhold him? Call CPS? Notify his school? Do nothing? I'm obviously freaking the hell out and I need to protect my kid.Thx.Edited for grammar. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2wNeVEn
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