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is it my job to take the kids to see their dad who lives 10 mins away

9 replies

caroline1010 · 12/11/2018 17:47

Hi im hoping for someone to help me and my ex dont see eye to eye i always try to be civil and br friends but he cannot and dosnt want to even talk to me in a decent way we have 2 children 6 and 2 and o e on the way he dosnt help me with them pays when he sees fit if we argue or if he decides i dont deserve ít he wont pay he has used the words he want me to suffer. We live about 10mins away in a car i dont drive but he rides a motor bike he will not come to get the kids and says its my job to bring them to him i could get the bus but i feel like its his job not mine im a full time mum with no help he never even phones to talk with them never asks me how they are iv begged him for help but he just wont he has no job and has never worked in the 7 years we were together i need honesty should i do everything to make him see thèm im so stressed daily with school runs looking after my toddler and being preg that i feel that its him that should come and get them from me but he just wont then he blames me for not seeing them he has no intrest in my preg and im just so low please help

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beeefcake · 12/11/2018 17:52

Why have you had three children with him?? He's a waste of space

Stop taking your kids round

sue51 · 12/11/2018 18:03

No it's not your job to run round after him. Contact cms about maintenance, even if he's unemployed he will have to pay a regular amount out of his benefits. If he wants to see his children, he must make the effort to go the 10 minutes to their home. And once the baby is born do not have any more children with this msn.

Seniorschoolmum · 12/11/2018 19:32

Op, so sorry you are having to deal with this. Stop letting your ex bully you. It is not your job to take your dcs to him.
Email him, so it is timed and dated, that you will make your dcs available on set days and that he can collect them.
He is using them to hurt you. You need to refuse.
If he can’t be bothered to get the bus to see them, then he’s not worth having anyway.
Your children shouldn’t have to see you so stressed. you deserve much better. Flowers
And put in a CMs claim so at least your claim is registered.

NorthernSpirit · 13/11/2018 14:05

Maintenance - he should be paying. Go through the CMS.

Drop offs and pick ups. It’s about what’s best for the kids. IMO it should be shared.

mummmy2017 · 13/11/2018 14:11

Stop trying to make life easy for him..
Do not let him use your home as a place to see his children.
Also if he really annoys you tell him you think we should get the courts to sort this.

Mentalmum91 · 13/11/2018 21:21

We do it where I drop them off and he brings them home. He fought me in the beginning and said it was all my job, I literally used to bring nappies, cooked food, everything and I would get such abuse if I forgot a single thing! Then I wised up lol. I do nothing now except drop them off. We have a set routine one night a week and cms sorted the maintainance. You need to use cms, it takes the control issue out of it as he has no choice to pay or not. You need to be prepared to stand your ground op, only way ny ex ever came around!

disneyspendingmoney · 14/11/2018 07:40

@caroline1010 It's not your job FULL STOP. If ex actually wants contact, like if ex wants to go to pub with mates, ex organises arranges, negotiated time and turns up. I betcha you don't have to do that for ex and the pub so why should you do it for contact.

It's all part of their stereotype denial narrative, they can accept their own responsibility for fucking up as a parent and partner, so they make it your fault. Something more to whine about, about how unfair it all is and that they are entitled to have what they want, when they want handed in a plate with no effort on their part. Such a sad hard done by story they have, especially they casually forget the reason they nolonger live in the family unit.

As you may guess I'm in a pretty similar sutuation, my ex has my lawyers number, the children's social works number can ex ring either of those? Nope - too hard to press the screen and then talk.

So I'm now left with two kids wondering what the hell is going on. I've got to be careful that I'm acting reasonably so that the court doesn't frown on me and the judge ordered supervised contact.

Sorry to rage dump on you, and I feel for you.

disneyspendingmoney · 14/11/2018 07:42

Correction
they can accept their own responsibility
Should be
they CAN'T accept their own responsibility

Snipples · 14/11/2018 07:47

He hasn't worked in 7 years? He sounds like a right loser and it's a real shame you kept having children with him when the signs were clearly there! I'm not saying this to stick the boot in but unfortunately that is why you find yourself where you are now.

Back to your point - definitely do not keep facilitating his laziness - make the children available and he comes to you. I assume he can get the bus etc if he wants to. And please sort out maintenance. It's the least he can do.

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