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Baby dad troubles 🤦🏻‍♀️

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SShelby · 11/12/2025 17:08

So my daughter’father’ sees her at my place once or twice a week at best, pretty much sits on his phone and barks out orders. Last night he decided he was in a bad mood and started on my two year old daughter, the most used phrase was NO and she was getting as sick of it as I was, by 9pm she was still up uncontrollably crying as he was laying down the law and then saying to me I’m too soft on her and she should be in her own bed and physically trying to pick her up and throw her in bed while loosing his temper. I told him to leave and he was like I’m sorting this out forst, even though making it ten time worse. Eventually after successfully kicking him out, it took an hour to settle down and go to sleep and I received a whole load of abusive messages. My only reply was if you want to lay the law down you need to have more contact with her, but don’t ever come in my home accusing me of not parenting correctly and upsetting her he generally scared her.

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Charel2girl5 · 11/12/2025 17:14

I would report him for child abuse and never let him through the door again. I really hope you have a record of all he says and surreptitiously record him next time so you can quote his vile comments accurately. I’m just saying this because at times in heated moments it’s difficult to remember everything
Your poor little girl, I really hope things work out. An adult that can put a little one through that is a true ba**ard!