wibu to tell my 5 year old dd2 the truth about her thieving dad?

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Hes frauded me out of almost 100 pounds between 4th and 22nd january.
Hes used my details somehow to download xbox games, police are involved.
Hes stolen from me before and stole the kids money out of their money box

Hes crap with them, he ignored dd2 when he came to see them the other day, he told me she had to wait until he was ready to talk to her ie take his coat off have a fag etc (outside of course) He doesnt interact with them or pay maintenance etc

She dotes on him and want to see him all the time but hes a very unstable person

Also having read your later posts contact cent access can be as sporadic As necessary and would mean if he doesn't show your not the one who has to tell her so may not get blamed in the same way.

I'd say that your biggest priority, given that he's hit both you and the children, is to get proper legal advice about how to keep you all safe. Any contact should be fully supervised by trained professionals, as you're not in a position to keep the children safe given his previous violence. And given that the police are involved with the fraud case, he doesn't sound like the sort of person who'd let that pass by without comment (or worse). You need to make sure that the police and school are fully aware of the history of violence.

I think you should simply stop the contact. You should have done it a long time ago. he isn't safe around them, and you are not putting the best interests of your children first, sorry.

He will just fade away then, you know it. Best all round. Yes, also for your children.

Harshly put but anyfucker is right. Just let him fade out if that is how much he cares. In the long run it is better for dd to forget him than be constantly hurt by someone who doesn't really care

Tell her we can't today but what would you like to do instead.

Why are you letting your children see a man who as been physically abusive to them?

you are right anyfucker.

Hes never had any overnight contact as something didnt sit right with me over it. She really wants to see him which is why i tried to keep it going.

As hes got worse recently Ive not left the dc alone with him, we've met for coffee and took them to the park etc, He makes me think that Im the unreasonable one, he told me his psychological councillor said that I was the problem not him, if it wasnt for me he would still have a home and be with us.

He dosent see its what hes put us all through.

I am just going to let it slide now and I will do what Reaa says when she asks to see him

I just didnt think that the violence was that bad, there are dads that do far worse and I dont want to be the one hauled over the coals for stopping contact as people seem to do on MN

yes Im very stupid and naive.

But I will go and get legal advice too

Ive havent got anyone who can fill that role pignut.

The only person who might is my mum but when the dd's are older she may not be around, she is in her sixties.

My friend might do it though come to think of it, I will talk to her and see if shes willing to do it

If he's been violent he should only be seeing her in a contact centre (or not at all in my opinion) and not seeing you at all. And no don't tell her. Move on from this man.

Any violence at all against a small child is completely and utterly unacceptable. Yes there are men out there that do worse but that is minority and should be used as a comparison.
It is totally unacceptable for any violence to go on, towards you or your DC.
Let it fade out, he is not good news for any of you!

What his therapist has allegedly said is none of your concern, a guilt weapon, ignore.
My exp is currently camped in the woods is Scotland in the winter! Utterly fucking stupid but he has plenty of friends he could stay with he has chosen to do this in the hopes I will feel guilty and take him back.
He is a grown up and if he wants housing he had better sort that out. I am not sorting anything out for him.
You are taking this all on yourself. In the nicest way you need to toughen up. You have done well to end this poisonous relationship. Now you need to manage his contact. WOmens aid will walk you through this process.
Please do not let him in your house again, he is an abusive knob and your home should be a safe place for your family.
As long as you are leaving a route that he can see her safely you are within the law (and can explain to your daughter that you did everything that was safe to enable her dad to be a part of her life)
I am in almost exactly your position dd is younger though. Feel free to pm if you need someone to talk to.

Should NOT be used as a comparison!
Sorry.

Ps. Try not to care what other people think even ( especially ) mnetters as they are often making snap judgements based on only a snapshot. You are answerable in this only to yours dcs

You should never tell a child bad things about their parent - it will just make her feel bad. Leave her out of it, there will be nothing good to come out of it.

No don't tell her after all she's made up of half his genes and she knows it

bloody hell, pignut, your exP sounds crazy !

OP, I think you are making the right decision. There is no good at all can come from facilitating a child's contact with a parent that has physically abused them.

Stop playing Happy Families with this inadequate man.

Aye he's a loony toon but it all serves to drive home why we are not together! He keeps threatening to take me to court for custody, you've got to laugh!

Op, not all kids are better off with contact. You do have to allow him proper officially supervised access only a court can deny that but from what you've said I suspect he wouldn't bother. That's the dad she's got it's harsh especially since she is going to love him anyway but you do not have to have him in your life. If he's the sort of scum who could hit a child that small your nit doing her any favours by allowing free and easy contact.