Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Lone parents

Use our Single Parent forum to speak to other parents raising a child alone.

Manipulating or am I over sensitive

1 reply

phoebeflangey · 20/09/2014 21:11

Ex left two years ago after 15 year psychological and financial abusive relationship. He barely contacts dd and out the blue today his mother rings dd (12) to ask if she wanted to pop to see him, just for 5mins, then visit some family members afterwards. Ex mil doesn't make contact either usually so dd was a bit Hmm but wanted to see her dad as it had been 8 months since she last did, despite him living 10mins away, so agreed to go.
Turns out she was at her dads (new partner and her kids) home for over 2hours. Dd asked if they could go a couple of times and she was told not to be so rude?!!
A few other details emerged whilst she was there, which I know are always going to be hard for me to swallow (and would out me if I explained more) but basically made me feel totally crap, he is now doing things with new family that he was very against doing with us, making large purchases and going places he caused a violent scene against when we tried to go?!
Feel like total crap tonight, dd is actually ok and said it was alright today, so I know that's a positive but can't help but feel demolished, was I really that bad? :(

OP posts:
startinoveronmyway · 20/09/2014 21:33

Let me ask you this......Was he really that bad? Yes. Glad to be rid? Yes. Your life infinitely better? Yes. Would you want him back? No.

Good. Remind yourself of that. Often, for awhile.

Let him use his daughter to feed the 'soft-lens' happiness he may or may not be having into your ear.

And then remember why he's your ex. And then take a deep sigh of relief.

Thanks
New posts on this thread. Refresh page