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Im so Incredibly lonely

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Dabsaa · 29/03/2025 20:10

I need to vent somewhere. 26yo married to the first man I've ever been with seriously and met at 19. We have 3yo and 1.5yo.

He has suspected adhd. In the process of diagnosing and tbh with all due respect it can be hard to deal with sometimes. If I don't deal with things how he wishes he is moody he has emotional outbursts and I really struggle. I feel like hes fell out of love with me and I have with him a bit.

I don't have close friends. Small family who I don't want to burden. My social interaction is my kids but obviously I can't relay my thoughts onto them aha!

Part of me thinks stay until they're older and more independent as hes useless with them. He goes on about being a dad but has never done a night feed. Doesnt change our youngest babies nappies and didn't help potty train eldest just for an insight. My kids ask for me when they wake in the night. My job requires the odd event away in a different city in the UK which I've never done yet as I can't leave my kids. I should be able to with their own bloody dad.

But this ties into my loneliness. I can't leave them so can't get hobbies or join groups where I could make friends and maybe even meet a man who'd say something really lovely to.me I don't know.

When I'm at shops (food or clothes) or nursery i chat and i stop myself as I know it's me being lonely chatting. I love the kids nursery and have great relationships with the staff there but part of the reason I chat longer is because I'm lonely

Just needed to vent as again. I have no one to vent to. I look back and I would never regret getting with the father of my children as the only happiness in my life is my kids. But I look at 19yo me and wonder why I ignored so many red flags

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Gemmawemma9 · 29/03/2025 20:40

Would he want shared custody, though? Because it doesn’t sound like it. Surely he’d be happy being a Saturday afternoon dad considering he does fuck all with them at the moment.

thepariscrimefiles · 29/03/2025 20:37

What happens if you ask him to change a nappy? It would really annoy me if he keeps banging on about being a dad when he is really really shit at it.

Have you thought about leaving him? You wouldn't miss him as he doesn't do anything to help and he isn't nice to you.

What is your financial situation like? Could you afford to split up?

Dabsaa · 29/03/2025 20:35

He'd get shared custody and sometimes hes so erratic I have a fear he'd take them and ignore me so essentially kidnap them

I've looked into it and the only people who get sole custody are people who have abusive partners and hes verbally abusive to me but that wont slide in court

I haven't left yet as my kids are so young and want me all the time which they can have now. He'd get half custody if we split and I feel sick about how upset they'd be staying over and me not being there in the night etc they ask for mammy/mama when they wake

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 29/03/2025 20:31

Ltb girl

Having adhd is difficult but its not an excuse to be a poor partner

I've found that a lot of men, but not mums, get to use adhd as an excuse for their behaviour

Talk to your family and leave him xx

Pleasecanyouadviseme · 29/03/2025 20:25

You need to leave him with the kids, why can't you?