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AIBU?

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Abusive boyfriend?

27 replies

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 01:58

She told me what he did and I banned him from my home, she now blames me for interfering with her relationship?

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FissionChips · 10/06/2018 02:00

More details needed..

Butterflykissess · 10/06/2018 02:00

who are you referring to? sister? friend? daughter?

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:01

Dd

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Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:03

She came home in tears and shows us the texts, they were manipulating and cruel. I can’t unsee them

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Mountainsoutofmolehills · 10/06/2018 02:03

she shouldn't have told her mum, then got back together with him.

Mountainsoutofmolehills · 10/06/2018 02:03

do not condone bad behaviour.....

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:04

But now she hates me because i won’t support the relationship

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FissionChips · 10/06/2018 02:05

It’s tricky, you risk him isolating her from you.
Could you phone women’s aid for advice?

Puffycat · 10/06/2018 02:05

You need to give us more details!

Butterflykissess · 10/06/2018 02:06

my sister got back with her abusive bf and said if she forgives him we all have to! its difficult but shes an adult and its her life. how old is your dd?

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:06

She told me he hurt her when jealous, and yet wanted us to accept him as a potential son in law?

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Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:09

His parents are super supportive and have offered her a place to live. He’s their angel and has overcome rough times!

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Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:11

He can’t help his anger apparently, he doesn’t trust people, we are the bad guys for not being supportive

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Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 02:18

What would you do? We are shut out?

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HappyLollipop · 10/06/2018 02:27

You can't ban him you'll push your DD further into his abusive arms tell her it's her choice but you don't like him right now and he'll need to prove otherwise but let her know your there to support her no matter what happens, hopefully she'll make the right choice.

Flaminglingos · 10/06/2018 03:03

Next time she shows you the abusive texts send it to your mobile and then forward it to his parents. Let them see what a nasty bastard their son is. I'd also be tempted to call the police to report the assault and show them the texts. If he's got anger issues then the police and courts can help with that.

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 03:17

His parents know and say it’s becua he’s had depression, that he trusts no one and needs help, yet they mollycoddle him. I have no evidence for the police but her phone and texts which I wouldn’t take from her and she’d never give

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Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 03:20

Dd is gone, we don’t care apparently and his family do, they understand and her bf knows we are false. She left and hates us

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gingergenius · 10/06/2018 03:22

How old is dd? It's hard but if she's over 18 there's very little you can do until she's out of the fog. Thanks

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 03:31

She’s 18

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Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/06/2018 03:33

We don’t understand or care apparently. We are heartless for not forgiving bf for what she said about his abuse...

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Butterflykissess · 10/06/2018 13:53

how are things today op? i know its hard but i think all you can do is be supportive otherwise you will push her away.

Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 10/06/2018 13:57

Unfortunately stand your ground is my advice.
Been there, told ds I would not have his abusive gf in my house.

Didn't see much of him for a short while until he saw the light.
Which your dd will.
And pretty soon if she is if she is living with him and his dps.
Flowersto you - it's a crappy situation.

Where2live · 10/06/2018 14:01

You're doing the right thing.

Repeatedly tell her that she does not deserve to be manipulated and abused. Tell her that you cannot be GLAD that she is being manipulated and abused.

The biggest danger is that it is normalised. I escaped from an abusive relationship and I had a sense, at the time, that it was different for other people, that they could have a high bar and walk away from an abusive relationship but that for people like me Confused it was different. That I could never demand respect and get it I guess.

I've since read that the best way to raise a woman's self esteem is to make her believe that she has control over her own life. This is achieved through self-efficacy so if there any examples you can recall where she has made her OWN decision and followed through on the necessary actions to get to that place, that is an example of self-efficacy. Also experiences such as zip lininng, abseiling and creating art (pottery, jewellery, music) they all naturally raise a woman's self-esteem.

A book called ''a woman in your own right'' by Anne Dickson really helped me. It's all about boundaries.

The fact that she is so upset that you don't ''support'' her relationship indicates that she is also tied up in needing your approval, as well as her boyfriends. The two can never overlap now you have seen his manipulative and abusive texts. So, as counter intuitive as it may feel tell her that you know she has to make her own decision, find her own voice, identify her own line in the sand.

Good luck

ReanimatedSGB · 10/06/2018 14:04

No real advice but much sympathy for you and DD. Try to keep some lines of communcation open: emphasise that you love her and are concerned but that you respect her right to make her own decisions. Most importantly, make sure she knows that your door is always open.

What you want to avoid is her seeing through this worthless boy and his nasty, enabling family and then feeling she can't come back to you because you have 'disowned' her.