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[quote=Anonymous]If it were me: Next plane. And book a hotel because you and DS should not be under your dad's roof.

You're going to get posts here saying your son lied about being hit and/or maybe son was acting out and needed discipline.  That's the way on these forums. But even if your son did lie about being hit (not saying he did, but even if he did) -- you know from your dad that dad denied DS food and wanted him to stay on the couch. Both of those are ridiculous punishments even if DS was misbehaving; your dad isn't any good at dealing with a tween. And if your dad did hit DS, that's way out of line.

You're probably wondering if it's an overreaction to go out there early. I can only say that in your shoes I'd go and separate them immediately by taking DS and staying in a hotel. Whether I'd still do a week's visit with dad would depend on what I found when I got there: What happened between them? Was the whole visit tense? Does dad seem to have a shorter temper than you remember? Is this the first time DS has visited his grandfather on son's own like this? Etc. No answer can be an excuse for your dad laying hands on your son, but you need to figure out if your dad is having other issues making him less able to deal with a kid appropriately.

No more solo visits to grandpa, either.[/quote]

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