Name changed for this. My dd 10 has just come to me with the news that her dads girlfriend has given birth yesterday. Ex lives 200 miles away and has been with his girlfriend for three years but never introduced her to our dd. Hadn't even told her that they were expecting a baby, just sent her a text this morning with a picture asking her when she wanted to come and see her new sister.
Would I be unreasonable to drive all the way up to Scotland to yell at my ex until his ears bleed for treating our dd like this. She is understandably devastated and confused about what is happening and also excited because she's now a big sister. How do I even begin to explain why her dad is such a useless piece of garbage??
Do not want to drip feed but he sees dd twice a year, sends me fifty quid for birthdays and Christmas to buy her something and put his name on. We broke up because he refused to work or contribute to dd, he was emotionally abusive, spent all his money on weed and got arrested for burglary (that was the final straw). He does pay maintenance for dd now after a lengthy court battle but he has told me many times I'm a money grabbing bitch who is bleeding him dry.