Posted in AIBU but didn't realise there was a lone parents section.
Ds is 5.
The timeline goes like this:
Sept 2023 - ex left me after he was being abusive. He tried to come back but I refused.
Zero contact with ds for 3 weeks
Start of October 2023 - ex sees ds for a a couple of hours 3/4 times until end of October.
End of October - police is called as ex tells me js going to kill himself and it would by my fault.
Zero contact with ds for 6 weeks.
December 2023 - ex sees ds for the first time after the police involvement for 5 hours. He introduces his new gf to ds in this visit
He then has ds every other Saturday for 4 weeks
Ex then cancels 2 Saturdays in a row meaning he hasn't seen ds for 4 weeks however he had ds once for tea for 2 hours.
Ex then claims his mental health is bad. In total he hasn't seen ds for 6 weeks.
I have never stopped contact.
He has text tonight to say he is ready to have ds again. I've said I need to see an improvement. My gut says I can't just hand ds over to him after 6 months of complete inconsistency.
I've told him we can meet up the park and he can see ds for a couple of hours but even that I'm not happy about. I need to somehow build up the trust but I don't know how to do it. School are involved and social services have been - for the welfare of him and ds.
Ex claims his mental health is better now. However he has huge narcissistic traits, I don't trust a word he says.
My gut feeling is that I can't just hand ds over to him like nothing has happened. I really love my son so much and I don't want him to be anymore hurt than he already has been.
I also feel I need some firm boundaries in place. He can't just walk all over us like this.
He absolutely destroyed my mental health yet I would never (neither would most) usual that as an excuse to just abandon my child.
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Ex is back again, please help!
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userzH · 08/03/2024 18:58
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