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And the meanest father of the week award goes to........

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ScruffyTeddy · 29/02/2008 18:31

My ds's dad who, in the last 18 months has spent:

Around £10 on ds for each Christmas and possibly about the same for his birthday.

He pays me no maintenance at all. He recently bought (I say bought, he didnt buy it..he gave ds his gf's lad's old mobile phone) as her 5 year old got a new and improved one. I was thinking of getting ds one this year anyway as he will be moving up to senior school. I said that as it was his dad's idea, he could put the credit on it. Ds is really sensible with it surprisingly and hardly uses it. He started off with about £3 and the next week he asked his dad to top it up, which he did, with a fiver.

Two weeks later he had used his fiver and asked his dad to top it up. His gf butted in and said ds had a fiver on it the week before. No love, he didnt, it was 2 weeks before.

I pay for everything food, clothes, uniform, birthday parties, christmas etc. He has spent approx. £40 on ds in 18 months! Grrrrrrr. There's gonna be trouble if he doesn't top this ruddy phone up this weekend, how mean can one be?

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ScruffyTeddy · 01/03/2008 21:50

I hope his tiles drop off.

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StripeyMamaSpanx · 01/03/2008 22:25

Me too ScruffyTeddy.

Me too

littlewoman · 02/03/2008 02:30

Slop witted shitslug. I just generated that name specifically for the occassion. I've entirely forgotten who we were slagging off, but it was a shame to waste the name cos I liked it

glitterfairy · 02/03/2008 09:58

Oh guys this is a great thread!

Am having a good laugh on the funny mean names site thanks for the link. Have now changed my Xs mailbox from pig (boring) to rank-balled pissmuffin!!!!

piratecat · 02/03/2008 10:44

ex gave dd a birthday card last year signed

' from ''his first name''

gave her another card once signed

'from ''his first name'' in bracket (daddy)]

just to clarify

oh, bought her a bike 2 yrs ago, for xmas that was too small for her, and wouldn't even let her bring it home!!

glitterfairy · 02/03/2008 11:31

I hate that not letting them take things home rubbish.

Mind you it has backfired a number of times on my X my little ones"rehomed" their Christmas presents in rucksacks and bags they took about three years ago.

VictorianSqualor · 02/03/2008 11:44

XP hasn't seen the kids since xmas.
I'm glad tbh.
For DD's birthday he gave her pyjamas, which I knew had been bought by his brother and wife because I speak to her on facebook. He just threw away the cards and said they were from him
He only came to see her for her birthday because his sister dragged him here as they needed an extra car to take them out.
I've had no maintenace since ooooh, about september 05?
His name is just dickhead, when myself and DP refer to him it's as dickhead, so much so when we dropped the kids with him at xmas and he was smoking, I got out the car and said 'Dickh...Mick, don't smoke near them please, you know they have asthma'

VictorianSqualor · 02/03/2008 11:46

Apparently according to that site he should be named bubble-encrusted sphincterpimp

ScruffyTeddy · 07/03/2008 20:03

The latest instalment:

I called ex dp tonight (at ds's request) to find out what time he was picking him up. The conversation goes somewhat like this:

blah blah, arrangments blah blah.

Me: "can you put some credit on his phone please this weekend".
Him: "Ive got no money".
Me: "Im only asking for £5 worth of credit for him, its been a month now since you put any on".
Him: "No it hasn't been a month".
Me: "Yes it has, it is a month today".
Him: "Well he only wastes it".
Me: "He's very sensible with it, it took him two weeks to use £5"
Him: "I'll see what I can do".

I was on the bus so didn't want to argue the case.

Later:

He turns up to collect him 30 mins late which I know is not a big deal but ds was clock watching again. I go outside and he's standing there in what look suspiciously like work clothes.

Me: "Decorating again?"
Him: "Nightmare". Rolls eyes.
Me: "So can you get him some credit please?".
Him: "I have no money".
Me: "You have money to decorate?"
Him: "Oh for god's sake, paint doesn't cost anything".
Me: "It costs more than a fiver".
Him: "not when its all been given to you for free, i'm not putting £5 a week on his phone".
Me: "You dont pay me anything towards his keep, you gave him a phone, all im asking is that you put some credit on it for him".
Him (arsy): "You get money for him dont you?" (meaning child benefit and child tax credit).
Me: "You have no idea".

At that I walked off calmly.

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squimlet · 07/03/2008 20:08

ruddy hell how did you keep your cool. What an arse wipe.

ScruffyTeddy · 07/03/2008 20:22

With great difficulty.

Had to work over lots this week too which really pees me off when he's sitting there on his ass all day claiming he's too ill to work.

I do actually think he's lying to me. Its not like him to be out of work for long, he's always worked hard however mean he is. But money burns a hole in his pocket, always has.

He was ill to start with and so I cancelled my claim with the csa (we had a friendly and mutual agreement that he paid through them to keep things straight, and even so, that was only £26 a week so hardly breaking his bank)...now he's just taking the piss 18 months later.

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Nighbynight · 07/03/2008 20:36

He is a stingy git. Sympathy.

ScruffyTeddy · 08/03/2008 19:44

I dont believe this.

He has brought him back over an hour late again while ive been idly pondering on the tea.

I answered the door and waited until ds had gone inside.

"Congratulations, you're an hour late again"

"So what? It makes no difference to you does it?"

"We've been waiting for him to come back for our tea". (Id promised dd we could all make easter nests after tea).

"I'll bring him back when I want to, im not arguing with you".

Im sorry...I wont repeat what I called him as he walked off and im sorry to my neighbours also.

Ds then comes in the kitchen to me and says "you'll never guess what I found out this weekend?"

"I know" says I "xxxx is pregnant".

"How did you know?!!" he says wide eyed.

Oh I do son. This is the third time ive seen it.

AND HE DIDN'T TOP THE FRICKING PHONE UP.

In all seriousness, I have really had enough of this. He is disrupting my family life with his childish irresponsible ways. Where do I start? I need to do something.

What the fuck is wrong with him? He should be steralised by force. He will do exactly the same to this woman as he did to me, and the one after..I am so .

Bastard.

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