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Ex will only have contact with our son if I am present?

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Mumoftwo388 · 01/01/2026 20:21

My ex partner is only allowed supervised visits to our son after he was reported to social services for emotional abuse to his child (not the child we share) and domestic abuse to myself.
Since this happened I have been having to take our child to public places to meet him once a week. However he keeps kicking off and sending nasty messages if there's things he doesn't like about my life. For example, he will look at my family members on Facebook and get nasty with me if he sees I have been out with family and he's never been told. He also recently was driving past my home, he then sent me nasty messages because my living room looked like it had changed and I hadn't told him. I checked my doorbell after he had told me and he had drove past my house 4 times as slow as he could. This made me feel very uneasy but when I voiced my concerns, of course I was overreacting and accusing him of being a stalker (I never even suggested he was stalking.) He went on to tell me he had only drove round because I hadn't answered the phone to him that day and he thought it meant I was seeing another man (I am absolutely not)

I then said I didn't feel comfortable communicating with him anymore and he started sending a lot of abusive messages. This went on for a few days until he wasn't getting a response from me, he then apologised. I tried to be civil with him and have seen him once in a public play area so he could see our child. However the whole time I felt uncomfortable. He asked to see our child Christmas day, I said no cause there wasn't a public place to go to and I would not leave my other child on Christmas day. He is also pushing to try get me to go to his new place with our son, even suggesting we stay over.

This has since kicked him off again and I am once again getting nasty messages, saying horrible things about myself, my child that isn't his and my family. I said we need to sort something else out as I don't want to have to see him myself anymore. I keep getting phone calls and messages.

Would I be unreasonable to block him and tell him if he wants to see our child he will need to sort this legally in someway, having someone other than myself supervising the contact? It's making me ill and ruining my life having to still have contact with him. He just won't let me be or accept that it's over, says I'm ruining his life and there's no point him living.

OP posts:
Hollyleaves · 01/01/2026 23:35

Mumoftwo388 · 01/01/2026 21:32

Thank you all so much for your helpful responses. He's been so good at manipulating me over the years and making me question every decision I make. So to hear others tell me I'm not wrong for how I'm feeling and how I want to move forward really does help.

Also some helpful advice, that I will definitely follow.

I do question whether he actually wants a relationship with our child or if he just wants to continue to have some sort of control over my life.

Doesn’t matter what he wants. It’s what you want that matters.

Sometimes if you put boundaries in place they push back so ensure you have a ring cctv doorbell and dash cams on your car and reports abuse, stalking etc to the police either via 101 or 999. It’s about evidence now and building a picture for court so keep your texts to the point, factual and short. Etc

disturbia · 21/03/2026 12:41

OP I work with these situations 40 hours a week. End contact and tell him to apply for a Child Arrangement Order via a Family Court. Then find yourself a Domestic Abuse Worker because this is coercive controlling behaviour also using child contact to perpetrate domestic abuse and also stalking you etc. You need a Non-Molestation Order to stop him. Report his behaviour to Police you can do this online. Keep a log of his behaviour and driving past your home etc. Your child will be affected by this so think in whose best interests is the current contact?

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