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BlackEyed · 15/12/2015 22:55

I am so ready to end my relationship and just don't know what to do.

DP is just ridiculously last, selfish, irresponsible and I can't cope anymore. We've had issues over and over and millions of false promises that never last and I'm starting to feel like it's got to the end of the line.

I have told DP how I felt a few days ago, I'm a full time student and she is a SAHM. I've recently failed a test due to having no revision time as there is always something that needs doing.

The kids miss medical appointments left, right and centre and end up being kicked off, childcare fees haven't been paid in 3 months because she forgot so that's a huge bill before Xmas, I had to get Christmas presents as she hadn't done any shopping at all, it's just constant.

At the same time I'm desperately trying to catch up on my uni work, complete my almost due assignments and actually pass this course! I started this to give us a future as its vocational and leads to a job. Preciously we were both long term unemployed. I need to pass this course to give the kids a decent future.

She says she's supportive but then doesn't realise I have to pick up the slack constantly for what she doesn't do and that's massively affecting my ability to study.

She is a SAHM by choice as she doesn't want to work (never really has) and has 3 children. 2 are in their teens and make their own way to school and back and 1 is a toddler who goes nursery 3 days a week. That gives her 3 full days child free and as the older children see their dad another 3 days a week with just one child to deal with. It isn't like she's being asked to do a lot.

She seemed to understand this when we spoke last week and we've had a lovely few days. Today has been final straw for me though.

I said I was working all day Monday and Tuesday, which means sat in my room distraction free to get my assignments done. That was all fine. Tuesday she decides to go shopping, also fine little one is in nursery.

But then she forgot to order the shopping delivery so we have no food at all, haven't been able to eat all day. I'll go when I get back she says, fine.

5pm comes and little one needs collecting from nursery so I have to stop working and do that. They decided to go for food after shopping. Then tea needs sorting and usual tidying up etc. Bedtime comes around and I have that to sort, youngest sobbing because mummy isn't here and she wants to show her the present Santa gave her today.

At least then I can get back to work now kids are in bed. She finally swans in at half 9 wondering why I'm so annoyed. I told her I needed to work, she knows I'm failing, she knows how important this is and yet she didn't think to get back and take over child duties so I could work as planned. She didn't even need to go shopping she just got dragged along and normally hates shopping ffs!

I'm literally ready to end it. I can't do this course with her living her and nothing's ever going to change. If something doesn't matter to her then she forgets it or ignores it. Feeling so hurt and angry.

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BlackEyed · 16/12/2015 22:07

Great- you're clearly not on the same course as me. My placements involve working nights and weekends off never happens. I could leave the house to study but then we're back to the same situation of kids wearing school uniform out the dirty wash basket because it's not been done and important things being missed. I bought her a diary but she "forgets" to look in so misses things written in there anyway.

Anyway as another poster said its now thinking ahead time.

Older two DC are mine, partner has no rights over then. Youngest is biologically mine and partner adopted so equal rights. Little one would be staying with me. Partner won't fight for custody (that would involve having to do paperwork and appointments) but would access which I would obviously allow. House is mine.

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BlackEyed · 16/12/2015 22:09

Lady- we did that with a previous temp split, she would come and watch little one while I worked. However because she couldn't get a job while providing childcare for me I had to give her money to live and it ended up unaffordable.

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BlackEyed · 16/12/2015 22:12

Is there such a thing as out of ours childcare? I could tie in her access for some of the times but I'm going to need a long term solution. Other issue is my finish time is never guaranteed (medical).

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SaucyJack · 16/12/2015 22:33

Cuntlodger?

I remember your last thread. My opinion remains the same in that she isn't as committed to the role of step-mum as you want her to be.

Do you want to be re-posting this thread every six months or so?

Best wishes though. I know you've tried your best to raise your family out of the benefits trap, and it must be enormously hard for you that your partner won't make up the slack.

ohtheholidays · 16/12/2015 22:53

Out of ours childcare could you employ a Nanny or Au pair it might work out the same as your paying for LO's nursery and any money your spending on your OH/covering they're contribution towards the househole.

BlackEyed · 17/12/2015 00:25

Saucyjack - no of course I don't! I just dont know how to manage if we split in terms of childcare. Once I'm qualified it will be ok a) as I will have my shifts well in advance and b) I'll have more income.

Right now I need childcare available 24/7 with no guaranteed finish time for less than £200 a month (my absolute max) that's available short notice and subject to change as if my mentor swaps a shift I also have to. I have no family able to help out and no spare room for an au pair even if I could afford one.

I'm completely trapped, having her here is making it almost impossible for me to complete this course and splitting it will mean I'm forced to quit it. Either way our future is gone, option one has a maginally better chance but it's driving me insane and stressing me so much I've repeatedly been suicidal just for it all to end.

I really can't win.

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BlackEyed · 17/12/2015 00:27

For the record nursery fees are £213 a month but her 3 year funding covers half of that meaning we only pay £106, which while unaffordable is a lot less than full time childcare.

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