“I’ll see you on the other side” what does this phrase mean to you?

[Newmum1998]

what does this mean to you ?
to me it’s a reference to the afterlife ..
ex who has threatened suicide and has problems with mental health has posted the phrase “I’ll see you on the other side” online alongside an emoji of a dad with his child
should I be right to be concerned or am I overreacting and there is nothing to this

@Newmum1998

Tell everyone involved with allowing access to your child. Forward screen shots where you can.

I wouldn't be worried he'll do if, but I'd be worried about him having unsupervised contact.

For me it means after some horrible or difficult task has been completed but yes, I'd be concerned in these circumstances.

It's usual used to mean some B g task or difficult event rather than death or the afterlife but it's one of those

Depends if he has form for this. Trying to manipulate you. If he has , ignore him, screenshot the post for future reference

One of those phrases that means different things to different people.

I’ve always thought it meant on the other side of a big event.

butvi guess context is everything here.

Context is everything. For the OP, it seems to be a worrying reference to the afterlife.
I used the phrase recently to refer to life on the other side of menopause.

It could be a positive thing. I.e. I've got supervised contact now and I will work through this to get unsupervised contact?

I'd still report it to whoever is supervising the contact though.

I would be concerned. 💐

If you’re concerned, ask the police on the non emergency number to do a welfare check

I would be wanting this documented every way possible OP, purely because you've said he may get unsupervised contact at a later date and you may need the evidence to protect your DC. So yes, police for welfare check is top of the list so it's officially on record, then screenshots to solicitor and CAFCAS/social services if involved. Don't put yourself in the position of wishing you'd made sure all this was documented later down the line, much better to be safe in this instance.

My husband sometimes says this but its always in contact. So if they're sparring (he's a karate instructor) he'll say to his opponent 'see you on the other side!' meaning see you after. He uses it in loads of situations but it doesn't mean when he dies.

If you ex has MH issues, I would be slightly concerned. Mind you, if he's being given supervised contact it could just mean, see you when its all sorted.

It's a tough one but definitely report it if you're concerned, it's your babies in the middle.

Thank goodness the contact is supervised at present. I think you should alert someone (your solicitor? the Police?) to this 'suicide' post and fight against unsupervised contact for the future. Not to alarm you unduly, but fathers killing their children followed by suicide is something that happens, albeit rarely. But the likelihood is much higher if MH is very poor.

Some mixed replies here but I am going to play it safe and mention it to my solicitor as I am still concerned thank you everyone