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AIBU to not trust my parents?

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lalathebear · 03/03/2017 10:53

I work three days a week and we don't use childcare for my lb because he'll be starting school soon and as a teacher I don't want to pay for holidays as well because I'd like to have him then. Anyway... my dh looks after him two days a week and our parents take it in turns to look after him the other day we need. I don't mind when my mil has him because the worst that happens is he eats his weight in biscuits! My parents are different though because after yesterday I don't trust them.

My Lb is well behaved (he has his moments obviously but soon comes round again after a bit of a strop) but even more so if someone else has him for the day. However yesterday he came home super clingy telling me that he was a naughty boy and saying sorry over and over. On top of this my dh said when he picked him up from my mums he screamed in the car and said his leg hurt. By the time he came him there was nothing there and I put it down to maybe his bum was sore because my parents hadn't changed him since the morning and he's done wee all afternoon. But when I asked why he was naughty he said my mum had shouted at him because he was a naughty boy.

Growing up I was constantly being smacked and told off for even the slightest little thing and I'm really worried it's happening again but to my lb. mum my is very well practiced at smacking legs and has a knack of doing it so it stings for a while but leaves no marks after a few minutes. AIBU not to trust her or is it just paranoia and me jumping to conclusions? If I ask her she'll have a massive go at me because we are currently not getting on well at all because she doesn't like the way i parent and says I've ruined hers and my family's life for years.

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lalathebear · 04/03/2017 14:53

Ha ha! I don't need shoes. When it was just me I wasn't this poor so I bought nice shoes and they're still good. The rest I just get cheap pairs for day to day going out with the munchkin.

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Mrskeats · 04/03/2017 14:54

Ok I don't know where to start with that last statement.

Mrskeats · 04/03/2017 14:56

So again I'm a bit confused about what you want from this thread.
We are all concerned I think about your low expectations and the impact on your child,
But you maintain everything is fine now.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

Mrskeats · 04/03/2017 14:56

I meant financial goals like saving for things, retirement etc. How can you do this if you don't have the info?

stitchglitched · 04/03/2017 14:57

How do you know that you're not entitled to tax credits if you don't know what your partner earns?

Why are you trying for another baby with a man who won't tell you his earnings, would rather his child got sore than changed his nappy, and when you can't afford safe childcare?

lalathebear · 04/03/2017 15:00

What I mean is that material things don't matter. I've never spent on myself really. Even when people buy me vouchers for my birthday I spend them on the baby instead of me. My debt has come from paying off the wedding, paying for my phone, paying my contact lenses, paying off my old house debts as it was sold at a loss due to a tenant trashing it and paying off council tax I didn't know I had because my crappy tenant let it get in arrears and skipped the country. Without an income for two years that's all come from my savings, overdraft and credit card. I still wear clothes from years ago and don't have the space for them let alone anything else. I'm comfortable In them and not good at dressing up smart except for work as I don't go out other than with the baby to the park or swimming etc.

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lalathebear · 04/03/2017 15:03

We are ttc because he wants a bigger family and thinks it's not right to have an only child. Plus I was told I couldn't have children and after almost two years ttc they might ha e a point. I'm happy in my marriage. I'm not happy with my parents. If we had another baby then childcare wouldn't be an issue because I would be home. But that means I need to pay off as much as possible now so I'm not in more trouble when I can't earn again.

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Mrskeats · 04/03/2017 15:03

Material things do matter
Financial security matters

stitchglitched · 04/03/2017 15:04

'He wants' 'He thinks'

Are you allowed to have any thoughts or opinions of your own?

Mrskeats · 04/03/2017 15:05

He wants
He thinks
Jeez I'm depressed now

MrsDustyBusty · 04/03/2017 15:05

So if you were pregnant today and since he's not going to help with the debt, how will you be better placed to stay at home? Also, I'm hearing a lot about what your husband thinks and wants but very little about what you think and want.

stitchglitched · 04/03/2017 15:05

Why are wedding, contact lenses, phones etc your debt rather than family expenses?

Fruitcocktail6 · 04/03/2017 15:19

He wants another baby, he doesn't think it's right to have an only child, he thinks women should stay at home, he thinks his earnings are private, he doesn't want to pay for childcare.

He, he, he is a misogynistic shithead.

Introvertedbuthappy · 04/03/2017 15:41

You are in an abusive relationship. It makes distressing reading that you think that it is not. No 'kind' husband would watch their wife struggle and not help, ignore them when they're most in need and treat you as if you have no mind of your own.

It is not normal to have to pay childcare out of only your wage based on the fact that you have a vagina, or that all household and parenting is completely down to you. I can't believe you have had to spend your savings when out of work as he won't support you. It is absolutely abuse.

RandomMess · 04/03/2017 16:06

You are married all income is joint household money, all debt is joint...

It is very sad to read about the imbalance in your relationship.

gluteustothemaximus · 04/03/2017 16:23

Sorry just to pick up on one thing, but with your tenant not paying council tax, that is not your responsibility as long as you can prove a tenant was there. Emailing over a copy of a signed tenancy agreement will mean the council will chase the tenant and not you.

Just trying to reduce your debts a bit.

gluteustothemaximus · 04/03/2017 16:40

Also, please don't feel attacked on here. Many ladies on here have been through some awful times and in awful relationships. A lot of the time we see the red flags and alarm bells and often just want to help.

I'm all for different strokes for different folks, but sometimes, things are just wrong.

For example...

Old relationship: never knew what he earned
New relationship: know everything, down to bank account access
Old: he made all the decisions as the main earner
New: we make decisions together on everything, no matter who earns more
Old: he wanted more children
New: we decided to have more children
Old: our debt was my debt
New: my debt is our debt

I could go on. We're just worried about you. Women who have had emotionally abusive parents, tend to go on to EA partners. You came on here with advice for your mother, but ended up with your relationship being picked apart, so naturally you'll be defensive.

Just re read some of your posts. The way he's 'given up so much for you' that's just normal parenting.

Genuinely looking out for you, and just trying to help x

ShuttyTown · 04/03/2017 17:15

I've just read this thread through and it is very depressing. OP your husband sounds like an abusive wanker, your mother by your own admission IS an abusive wanker yet you still want to try and repair your relationship with her. Then I get to near the end and read your ttc!! I have no words. I feel sorry for you and even more sorry for your son.

Birdsbeesandtrees · 04/03/2017 18:09

I'm sorry but it is very normal to know what your partner earns. How do you plan what you can afford as a couple otherwise ?

How do you plan for retirement ? How do you know if you are entitled to tax credits ? How do you know if you can afford the gas bill when it

Birdsbeesandtrees · 04/03/2017 18:12

It's pretty obvious you don't want to listen.

But I really would like to know how you know you aren't entitled to tax credits if you have no idea what your OH earns.

Who pays for clothes for your son ? Who buys groceries ?

anotherdayanothersquabble · 04/03/2017 18:17

Do not have another child until either you go back to work and pay off your debt or you both agree that family finances are shared.

You will be barefoot, pregnant and tied to the sink with the added complexity of debt that your husband refuses to take joint responsibility for and also refuses to allow you to work to pay it off.

notanothernamechangebabes · 05/03/2017 08:36

I think, OP, you need some counselling. I asked upthread what your friends think of all this. Because I think if you said what you've said here, to an outsider irl you'd get a lot of this face: HmmShockAngry

And I think you need to SEE people being shocked, not just read it, to wake you up.

I'm going to poss out myself with this. Worth it if it wakes you up.

I grew up in an abusive home. Stepfather was a VILE bastard. DM though DSis and I were fine. No signs of abuse. No signs of being sad, even. She though staying with Stepfather was the right thing to do because of money/ home/ appearances sake etc.

Last month she rang me crying, that she'd just found some photos of dsis and I from our childhood, when things were really bad at home. She said she'd had to throw them away because she couldn't bear to see how pale we looked, and how "dead" our eyes were. She said our smiles looked fake.
She couldn't understand why she didn't see it at the time.

You might think your DS is fine and showing no signs of abuse from your mother - but you are in the middle of it all too- so you can't be objective. You're blinded to it, because it's too close for you to see. I fear that in years to come, if you manage to extricate yourself from your toxic family (and if I'm honest your DH sounds like he's pretty bloody controlling too) , you'll look back and see a very damaged little boy.

We might all be wrong, and I hope we are, but please go get some counselling so you can at least be sure you're seeing clearly.

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