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poopeeplops · 27/03/2010 20:29

Hi peeps,

Had bad pregnancy and father wasnt ready for a baby but i didnt want a termination, was not planned but werent taking precautions either. I choose to keep the baby and knew i wud be doing it alone, he messed me around alot through the pregnancy saying i want to be involved then no i dont want to be involved.
Baby is here now and he wants to try and make amends, he was aggressive towards me wen i was 9mths and never showed support.
He has tried all the ways to get me to agree to access but i have said it has to be in a contact centre and i want drugs test to prove hes not been smoking drugs before seeing him, he has said he is not willng to do this, i now feel guilty, have i done the right thing? He once told me he drives after having smoked drugs with his other son in the car, and he smokes it at home whilst other child is there, i just want my son safe. Opinions please ladies!

I feel really guilty and bad about the situation, feel like this is my payback for not terminating the baby.

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SingleMum01 · 27/03/2010 20:40

Poopeeplops - good on you for being strong enough to go through the pregnancy and saying access only in a contact centre. I haven't any advice but am in a similar situation re; drugs so watching with interest for other opinions/advice. My DS' father says he doesn't 'smoke' any more, but I suspect he still does and drives etc.

SingleMum01 · 27/03/2010 20:41

Poopeeplops - good on you for being strong enough to go through the pregnancy and saying access only in a contact centre. I haven't any advice but am in a similar situation re; drugs so watching with interest for other opinions/advice. My DS' father says he doesn't 'smoke' any more, but I suspect he still does and drives etc.

CocoChantelle · 29/03/2010 13:46

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Mongolia · 29/03/2010 19:50

Chill a bit as most people do drugs these days??? my arse, most people don't do drugs these days, although for those who do, it may seem like it.

If he was abusive to you before the baby was born, and you know he doesn't stop using drugs even when his other child is around, darling, keep as you are doing right now. You are most definitively in the right.

BertieBotts · 29/03/2010 19:59

You need to be sure your son is safe, I agree. I would definitely not be happy if my ex was taking my son in the car if he had been smoking weed or smoked it around him! That is not on at all, and it's also against the law, and a child protection issue.

He says he wants to make amends, which is good, but because of his previous behaviour, he is going to have to do a lot to prove that he is true - he has broken your trust before, he should not win it back easily with a promise that may not even be true! If he is a reasonable person and genuinely feels remorse then he will understand your reasons for using the contact centre and be grateful to be allowed to see his baby at all. If he is not - then you know he is not a reasonable person and it is not worth feeling sorry for him. He has brought this entirely on himself.

HE has made the mistakes and acted appallingly, HE has to make it up to YOU, NOT the other way around.

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