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my partner smacked my dd

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majormug · 07/09/2006 23:03

help.... the other night my partner smacked my daugter because she licked her hands after she had eaten a doughnut..... he had told her not to and told her to go wash her hands.... temptation got the better of her and she licked them. i giggled because its the sort of thing i would do. it was a smack not a tap. he isnt in my good books anyway.... long story but we havent been together long and even her daddy wouldnt smack for something so trivial. he is always getting at her.... on a recent holiday she went through a 'dribbly' phase (how else do i put it.... little accidents' he went mad... took away privaledges and i had to turn my head whilst i cried. i know that this is def NOT the way to treat her or deal with her but our relationship is very fragile...

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Iceorlemon · 08/09/2006 18:35

MM really hope you and dd are safe and well and mostly out of there x

majormug · 08/09/2006 22:49

i have got my stuff ready and am trying to talk to him as we speak. he is asleep and not interested. i am hurting SO much....

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biglips · 08/09/2006 22:50

oh hun...hes not worth it if he cant be arse to be listening to you!! Does he know you want a serious talk?

soapbox · 08/09/2006 22:52

MM - why are you trying to talk to him? I thought you were leaving while he was at work!

YOU are hurting so much[angry}

Should that not be MY DAUGHTER is hurting so much!

Really, what on earth are you thinking of? Are you on the same planet as the rest of us?

colditz · 08/09/2006 22:53

leave. He isn't worth talking to. Don't talk to him actually, what are you trying to do, extract a promise that he won't do it again so you can go and put your stuff back and stay? You need to leave. He will not change, he may promise the earth, but he will never change and if you don't get away your baby will grow up in a home where men hit people.

majormug · 08/09/2006 22:55

please dont be so hard.... i just want to call it quits finally without him thinking he can crawl back in a few months like he does.......

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tortoisesdonotwearshoes · 08/09/2006 22:55

MM did you see my post?
You need to leave before its too late.You have have the advice i needed a few years ago but i didn't have MN then!.

Blossomhill · 08/09/2006 22:55

soapbox ~ what do you mean "my daughter"?

majormug · 08/09/2006 22:56

my dd is tucked up in bed and she is happy..... i am still here because i didnt want to sort this in front of her

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Greensleeves · 08/09/2006 22:56

Good luck tonight mm. You're doing the right thing.

majormug · 08/09/2006 22:57

if its right why do i hurt so much.....

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FlipFloppinRubyRioja · 08/09/2006 22:58

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soapbox · 08/09/2006 22:59

BH - I mean that instead of thinking about herself - the 'I'm hurting so much' line - she ought to be thinking 'my daughter is hurting so much'. Clearly not!

MM - if you had left while he was at work, then I fail to see how you would have had to have it out in front of your DD.

Greensleeves · 08/09/2006 23:00

I know it's painful, and terrifying, but you know it's the right thing to do really. You will feel stronger than ever later on if you go through with it now, honestly.

tortoisesdonotwearshoes · 08/09/2006 23:01

Do you have somewhere to go??
It is right for your DD.
Please don't end up like me hating yourself for leaving it to late to get out.
Good luck.

colditz · 08/09/2006 23:02

You don't have to have anything out. This man hits your child.

If he tries to crawl back in a few months, call the police, because this man HITS YOUR CHILD.

Stop acting like you are doing something wrong by leaving him - by trying to discuss it you are effectively asking his permission.

Blu · 08/09/2006 23:06

It hurts because your self-esteem has been flattened and by leaving you are actually admitting to yourself that he doesn't love you - and you presumably desparately wnat someone to.
But if you leave now, you will find someone who loves you in a good constructive way, who does listen to you and doesn't insult and hurt you. And above all, doesn't hurt your little girl. you wanted him to rescue you, make you feel good about yourself, but he didn't, and by leaving you are facing the reality that he didn't THAT's what hurts, not getting shot of him.

Take your dd in a calm and assertive way first thing tomorrow morning.

Good luck.

runkid · 08/09/2006 23:11

What are you going to do tomorrow if he doesnt let you leave. your daughter will be there tomorrow so how are you going to leave without it upsetting her

biglips · 08/09/2006 23:13

i know i dont wanna upset you but the first abuse is smack, then it will go onto a hard slap and then after that it will go onto a punch!! (may never happen but i wouldnt risk it)

Please leave for your Daughters sake!

sallystrawberry · 08/09/2006 23:13

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biglips · 08/09/2006 23:14

my daugter ALWAYS come FIRST before ANYONE

fistfullofnappies · 08/09/2006 23:22

majormug, one of the most painful things that I have found about having children, is having to face up to difficult decisions, that on my own, I would run away from.

You have to take everything into account, and only you can decide, but dont forget to factor in, what your dd will say to you when she is grown up.
She depends on you to look after her and protect her. She has nobody else. She is only a child once.
You haven't given a full picture of your relationship, but what you have posted is fairly shocking. Its hard for an objective outsider to see why it would be best for you to stay with a man who makes you cry because he is so harsh with your dd.

Splitting up is scarey, but there are lots of advantages as well. Just read the lone parents board, hardly anyone ever says that they wished they hadn't split up.
I stuck with my marriage for years, looking back, I cant imagine what was in my head to put up with what I did. I was in a real doormat way of thinking!

whatever you do, TAKE COURAGE, and dont make a decision based on fear.

tortoisesdonotwearshoes · 08/09/2006 23:43

Contact me on [email protected] if you need to talk to someone who has been through something simular.

Iceorlemon · 09/09/2006 00:10

I know its frightening its big thing to do.if he wakes up and talks he may beg you not to go? thats what you want to hear? thats ok. stops this being another failure? But for how long? till the next time? till he leaves you!? what may happen in between? you deserve better! there are lovely caring men out there, really I promise x

kamsmum · 09/09/2006 01:52

You have a plan to leave and somewhere to go so do it. How bad does it have to get? cos it will get worse. I've been there.

My DD is almost 4 and I couldn't watch her being abused - and it is abuse!!! I am shaking with anger now at the thought of it.

Why not call your dd's dad, or your parents/friends? You need help.

Please stop being such a mouse. It isn't just about you.