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is DH touching dd inappropriately?

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stirling · 29/12/2010 15:09

Hello,
this is difficult to post but i really need some opinions.
Will try to start from the beginning. When DD was born (now 3)my husband would always smile/laugh at her genitals and feel amazed that we have a girl. (already have a son aged 5). Ive seen him and his mother 'affectionately' pinching her nipples since she was a tiny baby and laughing.
DD is now 3 and Ive noticed that whenever DD needs clothes changed either for bedtime or morning, DH quickly whisks her upstairs(before I get to stand up) and then I hear her squealing and laughing 'no stop it!' (she is not distressed in anyway).

He also always wants to take her to wee (she is fully potty trained but needs help with clothes/wiping) and on a few occasions she has been wet and he's needed to change her. When Ive confronted him and asked him how she got wet, he says she lifts her bottom up to show how she wees..Im shocked because she has NEVER done this with me, nor do I think she could come up with the idea of showing how she wees.

He is always squeezing her bum -not such a crime but its very often.
My gut feeling is that he is fascinated by her and finds her very cute, my concern is him touching her when changing her clothes.

I confronted him today in totally the wrong way. I said that I know he finds her cute but that he should maybe not touch her genitals now that she is no longer a baby. He exploded with rage. He said he only tickles her (when undressed) and then he flicked me on my forehead and stormed off :(

I realise I took a huge risk and have probably jeapordised my marriage but at the same time if he is stroking/tickling/kissing her down below I feel it should stop.
Ive tried walking in on them to catch him but her pjs are usually slipped on by then.

Sorry this is long. Im taking her to get dressed/loo as much as I can but have been ill a lot lately and bed bound.
Any advice appreciated. Thankyou

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blindassasin · 03/01/2011 18:18

I don't know if anyone has mde the point about how if anything awful happened and you hadn't registered your concern to the authorities then you could be accussed of facilitating his behaviour... i'm sorry to say that.

ledkr · 03/01/2011 18:29

no dont film her with dolls,leave that to the experts the whole case could be affected by that,get ss involved asap and they will not over react,the least they will do is ask him to move out while they investigate.I am so sorry for you,it does sound odd tho,hope it turns out to be false alarm but if it is he still needs to not do these things or dd will grow up with a distorted set of boundaries about her body.

knottyhair · 05/01/2011 14:48

stirling, how are things?

TwinklePants · 05/01/2011 15:26

Stirling I am late at catching up with this thread but just wanted to ask how you were and how you've been coping over the past few days.

I am thinking about you.

nameymacnamechanger · 06/01/2011 18:10

Stirling I would like to share my experience I was sexually abused by my father who was very tactile and loved that he had daughters (and in the future a step daughter that he adopted). I prosecuted him for his abuse when I was about 18 and he was found guilty, I have since found out my mum always had suspected him but had never acted on it - I find this appalling even to this day and I think you are so braving to be facing this concern and trying to find a solution. The thing that echoes most in your post is that he isn't as 'hands on' with his ds, my dad was thesame, we had a step brother he who lookig back he was far less hands on with.

I would go with a hidden camera (if you can install one without him knowing that he won't spot that is) - the main reason I would do this is to protect her in future from unsupervised access.

minnisota · 06/01/2011 18:25

Hi

I've been wondering how things were going? as I've been reading but haven't posted before.
I was at the doctors today with my DD aged 5 as she has had a UTI. the doctor wanted to examine her so she laid on the couch without her knickers. As the doctor touched her 'there' she started giggling and said "that tickles". Made me think of this thread.

Hope all is ok x

soccerwidow · 13/01/2011 20:24

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AttillaTheMum · 14/01/2011 19:55

Stirling what happened?

ilove · 16/01/2011 21:26

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pollywollywoowah · 24/01/2011 13:19

Any update on this Stirling?

OracleInaCoracle · 24/01/2011 13:20

marking place.

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