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Partner shoved DD this morning

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Hairymaery · 11/04/2023 20:09

My 18 m/o DD and I always sleep in bed together as she's a bad sleeper, my partner sleeps in his own bed.

Were on holiday with family at the moment in a big house so are sleeping altogether in the same room.

This morning my partner woke up in a bad mood as he'd had an awful nights sleep (as had I as I had to keep settling our dd back to sleep).

She wakes up and is all 'Dada dada' as she's excited to see him. All he says is 'Yes I've had an awful nights sleep because of you'. A few minutes later she's trying to interact with him, he tried to hug her but shes very clingy with me so moans about it. At this point he shoves her and says in a nasty tone 'go away then' or something of that jist.

He has a history of nastily shoving me in the past, before she was born. This has shocked me as I never thought he could show this kind of behaviour towards our daughter. She is my world and I just can't look at him, thinking he could be like that with her.

Am I being unreasonable? Is this him just grumpy dad behaviour or would you say this is unkind and out of order to be like this towards a child?

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Hairymaery · 12/04/2023 23:24

Seasonofthewitch83 · 12/04/2023 10:47

She doesnt say shes not sleeping in her room? She says shes sleeping with her toddler.

Where the child sleeps is so totally irrelevant, not sure why you are being such a twat about it?

She has her own room and sleeps in it every night to begin with, she comes in with me in the middle of the night. Thanks for having my back, people just like to assume others in a bad situation are dysfunctional.

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nomoredriving · 13/04/2023 05:33

Hairymaery · 11/04/2023 23:44

Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate the support and to those who think I condone this or will allow it to continue, I won't. My daughter is the best thing that's ever happened to me and we have such a close bond, I will never let anything bad happen to her. I guess I posted this to give me that final push to leave. My daughter won't see this life, she's the most precious thing who smiles at everything, loves the great outdoors, animals, books, cuddles, nice food.. I won't ever expose her to harm. She will never have to be alone with him. I am leaving him.

How are you going to navigate his right for parental access, you will need to arrange something to ensure he's never alone with her? It's going to be tough but be strong. Has anyone witnessed him shoving you/her? .

RideACockHorseToSunburyCross · 13/04/2023 09:09

"If the toddler had their own room, they'd be sleeping in their own room."

Oh yeah cause it's that black and white isn't it.

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