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‘D’P hit stepson

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289406520t · 27/03/2024 14:42

I've been with my partner for 6 years. We have have a 4 year old and 18 month old together. He also an 11 year old.

Stepson wets the bed, he went to the GP and they said he would grow out of it he would wear drynites but at the start of Feb (just after he turned 11) partner told him he was too old for them and refused to buy them, telling him he'd get bullied in secondary school. I tried to talk to him but he said by buying them he was encouraging him to ‘misbehave’

His mum works shifts so we have him most of the time, it varies when she has him due to her shifts so she mostly takes him out for the day/picks him up from school and gives him his dinner etc.

Just after partner stopped buying the drynites stepson was very upset one morning trying to hide that he'd wet the bed. I helped him change his bedding and didn't tell partner as he was very upset and embarrassed.

He had been doing well and hadn't wet the bed for around 2-3 weeks but this morning he woke up with a wet bed. I wasn't home when he woke up so he attempted to change it himself and was caught by partner. I'd just gotten home and could hear partner shouting at him, telling him he's fed up of the behaviour as he hadn't done it in a while so he's capable of not, said he's attention seeking etc. Stepson was upset and telling him he didn't mean it etc and partner hit him on the arm and told him to do his own washing.

I attempted to help him but was told I was encouraging it and undermining him. Partner doesn't see he's in the wrong for any of this, including the hitting. Using the excuse he was hit much harder as a child.

He thinks I'm being unreasonable for getting involved

OP posts:
FlyingHighandDry · 27/03/2024 14:44

Your partner is a disgraceful human.
Sorry I can't be more helpful than that.
Your poor stepson!

MrsBungle · 27/03/2024 14:44

Your partner is vile and abusive. Poor child.

Magpiesalute · 27/03/2024 14:45

Ugh, this is awful. Your poor stepson. I would not be staying in a relationship with this man. What a bully. My children both took a long time to be dry at night, it’s not deliberate at all, often to do with hormones or bladder size. The GP might be able to help with medication. I feel so sorry for your stepson.

PlumbersWifey · 27/03/2024 14:45

That's awful. Tell his mum. The child shouldn't be staying with his dad.

Domino20 · 27/03/2024 14:46

Gosh, almost impossible to overstate the psychological damage being done here to that poor boy. What are you going to do?

Boohoomaloo · 27/03/2024 14:46

Oh hell no!! Your DP is more than likely contributing to his sons anxiety that’s probably at the root cause of the bed wetting

have you had a conversation with him about how he intends to “discipline” your two kids?

Swoopy · 27/03/2024 14:46

This would be the end of the relationship for me and I'd be alerting your step-son's mum.

Horrible irony your partner warning his son he'd be bullied at school- he's being bullied at home!

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 27/03/2024 14:46

That’s horrific. And illegal as in no way is that “reasonable” (if you’re in Scotland or Wales it would always be illegal)

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 27/03/2024 14:47

PlumbersWifey · 27/03/2024 14:45

That's awful. Tell his mum. The child shouldn't be staying with his dad.

This too

FineWordsButterNoParsnips · 27/03/2024 14:47

Has he started hitting your kids yet? Surely you're dumping him?

WhoaJayShettybambalam · 27/03/2024 14:47

Your partner is a bully.

liverpoolgal82 · 27/03/2024 14:48

I’d have to throw my partner out if that was me. I’d be so disgusted that he’d hit him and had shamed him like that. Does he really think his son is purposely lying in bed wetting it on purpose? Is he that dim? How he is treating him will make it way worse. Though I’d be afraid now of not being able to protect that boy if I did split up - so it’s a hard one.
I couldn’t be with someone like that. How awful for you all to have a bully like that among you daily.
Serious words need to said and how remorseful he was would be my decided factor.

Idontjetwashthefucker · 27/03/2024 14:48

You need to bin him and tell the child's mother what has been happening, poor kid

Octavia64 · 27/03/2024 14:48

You have a major DP problem.

There's no real alternative here unfortunately as your DP feels it was ok.

I'd suggest having a come to Jesus conversation with him anyway - to let him know you will be telling step son's mum and also to let him know this is unacceptable parenting and you will leave should it occur again.

Morechocmorechoc · 27/03/2024 14:48

You need to stand up to this bully. Tell him next time you'll report him to social services. Make him apologise or report him now. Otherwise he'll get your kids half the time and ss. He is probably why the poor boy wets the bed. Evil piece of shi*

MiltonNorthern · 27/03/2024 14:48

Please report it to social services and tell the child's mother immediately. Are you going to get rid of the partner for being an abusive prick?

RichinVitaminR · 27/03/2024 14:49

Swoopy · 27/03/2024 14:46

This would be the end of the relationship for me and I'd be alerting your step-son's mum.

Horrible irony your partner warning his son he'd be bullied at school- he's being bullied at home!

This 100%

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Devilsmommy · 27/03/2024 14:49

Tell your partner that his gross abuse is causing his son anxiety which is probably why he's wetting the bed. Your partner's a dick

RawBloomers · 27/03/2024 14:49

Your partner is abusing his son. He won’t be any better to your joint children.

Witchbitch20 · 27/03/2024 14:50

What a disgrace for a father.

Has he considered that he’s a source of anxiety - which may be a cause of the bed wetting?

Poor, poor boy.

DrearyLane · 27/03/2024 14:51

As a mum of a secondary school aged bedwetter, dump the partner, tell the mum, get the boy into the Eric website and please protect your joint children.

Flapearedknave · 27/03/2024 14:52

As a late bedwetter i can assure you the harm this is doing to your poor DSS.

Please tell his mum so he can home and be cared for. And you leave him.

WaltzingWaters · 27/03/2024 14:52

I’d bet its your partners intimidating and bullying behaviour which is causing anxiety in your stepson - causing the bed wetting. Either way, your DP sounds vile and you need to protect your stepson and your joint children for his awful behaviour.

ItsFuckingBoringFeedingEveryoneUntilYouDie · 27/03/2024 14:53

@Swoopysums it up well

End the relationship . Tell his mum. Get your kids and yourself away from this nasty bully.

Will he be similarly aggressive with your joint kids if they are late bed-wetters?

GoodnightJude1 · 27/03/2024 14:54

Tell your DSS mum.
Kit the abusive twat out.

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