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To want to make contact with baby’s father?

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MummyL0 · 16/08/2023 12:13

My 10 month old daughter hasn’t properly spent any time with her dad since New Year’s Day. I reached out in May to try and restart contact between them but things turned very aggressive as he wanted to spend whole days with her unsupervised from the get go and I don’t think that’s what’s best for her as he is essentially a stranger at this point. He left the meeting by saying he ‘doesn’t give a f* about me or her’ and threw her pram across the car park 😳 I’m not sure if he just said that out of anger because he was desperate to see her a few months beforehand.

he has 2 other sons who are missing out on a sister and vice versa. he smoked weed when we were together and occasionally took cocaine on the weekends, emotionally abusive towards me and I just can’t trust him. It’s all about control with him. As far as I’m aware he has blocked me on everything but my family can still contact him if they so wish (which they don’t)

am I out of my mind for wanting to try and take my emotions out of it and talk through things to try and help my daughter have a relationship with her paternal family? If he could be a good dad to her I would love them to have a relationship, he appears to be a good dad to his other kids so I feel like my daughter is missing out on so much. Please tell me if I am being delusional.

OP posts:
Pregflower101 · 20/03/2024 16:38

Hi, I’m almost half way through my first pregnancy and in the process of leaving partner of 3 years ( we don’t live together- he lives with his parents ) I have been trying to end it for almost 2 years -due to emotional abuse from him, financial issues- his anger issues excessive smoking weed and nights out going awol taking cocaine on a weekly basis- I have 0 tolerance for abuse now pregnant and am planning to relocate areas altogether in a few weeks to get away and be nearer to my family. (1.5 hours drive away ) I have not told him this as he has made threats in the past and has restraining orders from previous partners- My concerns are that his family will be interfering as we have been close and lived altogether for a year in the past - his mum messages me- and they have a top solicitor in their family - I’m worried they won’t accept this ending - I want to know how best to deal with this situation - what are my rights legally and should I cut contact with his family as well as they live together - they have been so good to me in the past and this is their only grandchild so far however they drink alot in the evenings so I wouldn’t want to leave a child with them either - it would only be supervised visit meeting halfway - would this even be worth it / confusing to a child - I plan to keep my new address secret and change my number. Is this legally allowed - right now I’m just thinking of health and safety of the baby first.

Gettingbysomehow · 20/03/2024 16:42

Are you out of your mind? There is no way I'd be facilitating anything with a man like that. She would not be safe with him for one second.
Leave it alone.
If she wants a relationship with her father she can do it when she's older and able to tell you if anything goes wrong. Right now she's an innocent baby who can't speak. He is a dangerous, aggressive and drug fuelled man.

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 21/03/2024 07:16

Pregflower101 · 20/03/2024 16:38

Hi, I’m almost half way through my first pregnancy and in the process of leaving partner of 3 years ( we don’t live together- he lives with his parents ) I have been trying to end it for almost 2 years -due to emotional abuse from him, financial issues- his anger issues excessive smoking weed and nights out going awol taking cocaine on a weekly basis- I have 0 tolerance for abuse now pregnant and am planning to relocate areas altogether in a few weeks to get away and be nearer to my family. (1.5 hours drive away ) I have not told him this as he has made threats in the past and has restraining orders from previous partners- My concerns are that his family will be interfering as we have been close and lived altogether for a year in the past - his mum messages me- and they have a top solicitor in their family - I’m worried they won’t accept this ending - I want to know how best to deal with this situation - what are my rights legally and should I cut contact with his family as well as they live together - they have been so good to me in the past and this is their only grandchild so far however they drink alot in the evenings so I wouldn’t want to leave a child with them either - it would only be supervised visit meeting halfway - would this even be worth it / confusing to a child - I plan to keep my new address secret and change my number. Is this legally allowed - right now I’m just thinking of health and safety of the baby first.

Hi, I suggest you start your own thread so you can get advice relating to your situation and not the OP's.

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