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AIBU to refuse contact after he ignored our agreement today?

34 replies

Singlefor2025 · 25/05/2026 18:43

My ex assaulted my daughter in November, and recently pled guilty in court to this charge. He now wants contact with her, and after an initial short meeting last week with me present, I agreed he and his mum could take her to the park today for a couple of hours with a set time to return. Whilst out, he messaged me to say they were going to eat somewhere and she'd be back later. I said no, but he did it anyway as "they were already there". She came home 2 hours later than agreed.

He now wants to take her to the beach with a friend tomorrow, and she would like to go. I want to say no, and he didn't stick to the agreement today. Is this the right thing to do?

OP posts:
Dimms · 25/05/2026 18:50

You’re allowing your dd to have contact with a man who assaulted her?

Ponoka7 · 25/05/2026 18:49

He is either still a danger, or not. You've decided that he isn't. So don't start playing games at the expense of your DD's emotional wellbeing. How old is your DD and what will you be doing with her, if she doesn't go to the beach? Two days on the run was too much, why did you agree to it?

LarksAscending · 25/05/2026 18:48

No. He can take you to court for supervised access.

Eviebeans · 25/05/2026 18:48

Is this contact court directed?

Swiftie1878 · 25/05/2026 18:48

He would never see her again if she were mine.

BernardButlersBra · 25/05/2026 18:47

No just no. He’s taking the piss. It sounds like he gets given an inch and takes a mile. Plus may make things difficult for you with social services

CanIjustAskPrettyPlease · 25/05/2026 18:46

What did the court say punishment wise?

Amirina · 25/05/2026 18:45

I think it's probably quite important that you say no. Social services will want to see that you can protect her from him.

Uptightmumma · 25/05/2026 18:45

I wouldn’t let him see her at all if assaulted her and can’t be trusted to stick to the correct timings