@sax and @Bestfriendsgirl - thank you for this information. And thank you to everyone else who has responded. I had D ask Nick for his mom’s cell number. I thought I had it but didn’t. Nick is going to talk to his mom’s BF because he seems to listen to Nick. I told D that I would let her know when I was going to call Nick’s mom so he would know.
I want to call and address this, but I’m also afraid of making this worse. Although, like others have stated, I think that when physical abuse starts, it usually doesn’t stop. I was thinking of starting the conversation with asking her how she is doing and then address what D overheard.
I know she is stressed, but some of the stress has been caused by her own decisions. When she lived here in VA, she was living rent free in one of the houses her BF (now ex BF) owned, had a job and a support system in place. Nick had plenty of friends and also a caretaker that would come and spend time with him so mom could get out. Then her mom died, she decided VA was the worst place ever and she moved back home to live in her dad’s house where she and Nick have to share a room. Nick finally started WVA last fall but he still lives in the boonies and has to rely on mom to take him back and forth to school.
It doesn’t help any that when Nick comes to visit, he stays with that caretaker who has told him numerous times that Nick can move in with him and his wife. They even have a room for him.
Anyway, thanks everyone, I’ll let you know how the conversation goes. I will call Adult protective services if I have to as Nick does not deserve what he is getting.