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alittlelost12 · 17/09/2019 20:30

Hi

I'm really after some advise.

My fiancé is divorced with 3 children. I'm separated with 2. His ex wife is high conflict and we've had some many issues over the past 2 years. She's currently pregnant with her new partner. We've been together 2.5 years. Me and my ex are shared custody of my children and he was his sons 2nights then 4 the following week and his daughter for dinner 1 night and then the following weekend.

All the conflict is taking its toll on me and I'm just wondering if I'm being unreasonable.

Just to a few things that have happened. She's lied about my partner wanting her back, she's dropped the kids off to me saying his told her I'd have them while she goes out, she's been in the house and took photos and gone through our things while his 14 year old was home alone, she claimed my engagement ring was hers - it's not. She's said on many occasions we don't feed the kids and we do they're well fed, she will find any excuse to contact my partner, she says he only uses me. She reported my partner to cms for not paying when he'd actually over paid! I was in bed once ill and didn't hear the door and apparently I was ignoring the door to stop their children coming. It wasn't even our weekend so I was not expecting them. We went to Mexico just me and him and the few days before we went his daughter who was 3 at the time was not herself and we said take her to doctor because we thought she had a water infection but she didn't which was odd because normally she's at the doctors with them for a cough because it's something to contact him over, and literally on our 3rd day she took her to hospital with a water infection and sent my partner photos of her in hospital which she later let slip looked worse then they were and she was actually running around happy after....I could go on with so much more.

We've had the children more nights to help her as she was struggling with them and it was ruining her relationship. We've taken the kids aboard, we buy them clothes and do things with them and she receives maintenance so we're doing our part but it's still never enough. If there's a way of twisting something she will do it.

It all seems to go around in circles, there will be fall out and after fall out and then she seems to want to be civil when she wants something and then before we know it there's more drama.

I've asked my partner to take a step back which we've done before and reduce contact and put firm boundaries in place because it's pattern and any communication good or bad just seems to fuel her behaviour and before when he did life was so much easier but he says he can't because it's too hard and she won't stick to it.

Am I being unreasonable asking to to move more towards parallel parenting?

OP posts:
TheQueef · 18/09/2019 14:01

Did you post this thread before?

CheshireChat · 18/09/2019 15:43

I don't really understand why you didn't take his daughter to the drs yourselves if you thought she had an UTI. Also she probably didn't take her sooner because the kid wasn't so bad.

Also, I'm not sure if I understood correctly, but do you have his kids on different days? Why?

If she thrives on drama, it's best you 'grey rock' her as much as possible

dollydaydream114 · 18/09/2019 16:16

she took her to hospital with a water infection and sent my partner photos of her in hospital

Well, surely your partner would want to know that his daughter was at the hospital? I wouldn't expect someone just to want to wait a fortnight until they were home from their holiday to be told about that. It's his child.

And if you and your partner thought his child had an infection you should have taken her to the doctor yourself.

Also, it looks like you have your partners daughters on one day and then his son separately on another day? What on earth is all that about? It sounds like you're all making things very complicated and dramatic for yourselves, to be honest.

meccacos2 · 18/09/2019 16:41

What is a water infection?!?

BloggersBlog · 18/09/2019 16:44

UTI - Urinary Tract Infection @meccacos2

SandyY2K · 18/09/2019 16:50

Well I get what the OP means about taking pics from the hospital. It's unnecessary.

If my DD was I'll and my DH was away, I wouldn't worry him unless it was really bad and I wanted him to come back.

The child was in the best place.

OP... you cannot force your DP to parent how you would like him to. If he fails to see that engaging so much with her causes issues, there's not much you can do.

Did your DP speak to her about the lies? Saying your engagement ring was hers?

Lying when he didn't say you'd look after the kids?

Because if he never challenges her... this will only get worse.

KellyHall · 18/09/2019 16:52

Why don't you only speak to her if you have to speak about the children? Tell dp that you think it's best you both have minimal contact, if he doesn't listen to your advice and he gets loads of grief, he'll have to deal with it.

Don't let her comments get to you.

Don't retaliate.

Don't let any of the children involved grow up thinking this ridiculous circus is an acceptable way to live.

The only person you can control is yourself so just make that your focus.

SparklyMagpie · 18/09/2019 17:10

I wouldn't have sent hospital pics, I'd maybe inform my ex if son ended up in hospital just to keep him updated. Call if it was something serious

Thing is you can't make your partner do anything.
Although I would have taken her to the GP if it was on my time.

As for petty comments etc,I'd just ignore it. My son's dad, despite having a pretty good relationship can make little comments or digs which I just ignore.

I'm also abit confused though, are you having the children different days?

alittlelost12 · 18/09/2019 17:36

It's not our decision not to have his daughter with the boys it's her who won't let us have her as much. She knows she's the apple of his eye so doesn't allow him to see her as much. Plus if affects her maintenance.

My point with hospital photos was more she never took her to the doctors straight to hospital and then came out with anti botics after a few hours but she sent photos of her in a bed etc

I have tried to get him to see how I feel but he said I shouldn't feel like this and it should be his way and just that he can't make her stick it.

OP posts:
Wallywobbles · 18/09/2019 17:49

I'm afraid you're likely to get a fairly hard time on here. Stepmums tend not to be GLS our of the month.

Is there an official contact agreement? If not I would suggest you focus all your efforts towards getting one with 50/50 contact for all 3 step children. It sounds like that should be doable. But no advance warnings. Get everything sorted legally.

Keep an exact time line of everything.
Photos as proof of meals etc are you friend.
Assume everything will be used against you and act accordingly.

Also think carefully about if the agro is worth it.

Wallywobbles · 18/09/2019 17:50

GLS should be flavor of the month

alittlelost12 · 18/09/2019 18:42

There's no official agreement, he says he can't afford one but we can.

I have a pretty much good relationship with my kids dad so this is all a mind field to me. There was a point when we stepped back and let me deal which her and things ran smooth but she said they should be in contact it doesn't concern me unless she wants to go out earlier and drops them off pretty much!

Thing is him and her don't get on and they're arguing which is worse for the kids.

I just don't think he actually loves me. I've ended up with depression and anxiety too

OP posts:
Wallywobbles · 18/09/2019 20:00

Then I'd suggest you just step away from it all. I'd be looking at separating.

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