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Ex's "new" partner-am I being rational??

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nancysgirl · 04/09/2006 20:51

probably not!! She hasn't done anything outrageous or even mild-she just exists and that's bad enough!!
Just wondered what you all thought cos I want to grill my ex about this woman who is spending a lot of time with my dd (5). He's never acknowleged that they live together tho dd says thet do and he says that dd rarely sees new partner cos he has dd on his own but dd constantly talks about her and she seems to be involved in all they do and I know nothing about her. It makes me very uneasy. I want to ask him about her-is she caring? does she bath dd? does she give dd cuddles? etc and I want him to assure me that new partner doesn't do things too differently discipline/diet/morals wise IYSWIM. Am I being too interfering? Should I just let them get on with it? Don't know what to do?!!

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fistfullofnappies · 06/09/2006 22:41
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Scotastic · 07/09/2006 01:09

Hi there, new to this site myself. I am the new other half of my partner who has a dd and a ds. My ex came out a very aggresive, manipulative and controlling relationship.

We have done everything we can to make sure the idea of their mum with a new friend/partner(me) has been gently fed in over a couple of months, by doing things together, being interactive and gently getting them used to me being around. E.G. I get up at 3.30am every time I stay over so the kids see me on the sofa every morning. So really doing everything we can to keep the kids away from our personal time. Unfortunately her ex has never met me, and does not know what I do to protect the kids from confusion, when he sees them, he feeds them stuff like "If you misbehave enough, you'll split mummy and her new boyfriend up, and me and your mummy will get back together.. You'd like that wouldn't you??"

Even though I find it sick he's playin with those kids emotions, he is still and will always be there father. I've been wanting to meet him to say, I'm not a bad person, I'm not harming your kids in any way, infact doing everything to protect them, but my new partner knows he will react violently. My view is (1)I'd rather meet him away from the kids if that does happen (2)I think it could quell a lot of his frustration if his mind was put at ease, even a little bit, so I can understand your situation.

I 100% believe you should see who's looking after your child, and let her decide what is true and what is not about you and vice versa, but you must be ready to accept she might be bringing real value to your daughters life and you can actually be a part and encourage her, after all it's all about the childs future.

nightowl · 07/09/2006 18:03

personally i was delighted when my ex's new partner liked my child. they got on really well and in fact i have been friends with her ever since. maybe it was because we had been split up long enough for there to be no jealousy on my part with regard to their relationship but i never saw a problem with it at all. she always consulted me on anything they were to do etc etc.

far better imo than the b*h he ended up marrying. (who he is now divorcing!). these days he puts her kids first (one of which is not his anyway) and tells me he will have ds when he's not busy with her two. she hates the fact that he has any contact with me whatsoever, hates the fact that mostly we get on quite well and when they were togther he hardly saw ds at all down to her. he said it "wasnt worth the grief".

i would be glad that they were getting on well tbh. but obviously thats just my take on it.

rickman · 07/09/2006 18:10

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nightowl · 07/09/2006 18:22

oh dont know in that situation rickman, had only skimmed the first post. think things always get easier the longer its been though. do you know much about her? (apologies if you've had threads ive missed).

rickman · 07/09/2006 18:33

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mistressmiggins · 07/09/2006 21:00

you're not mad NOT wanting to meet her

I decided against meeting my ex's mistress /now GF.....

I have spoken to her off my own back & explained my feelings on discipline etc but I think the physical side is somethiung Im not ready for i.e I dont want to see who he left me for - thats my own insecurity I accept that but am honest enough with myself to realise its too soon for me....

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