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Advice on a disinterested father / sending fathers card yes / no

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Lilly239 · 17/06/2021 23:21

Long story horrible divorce (not by choice or attempting to sort amicable god I’ve tried ) but basically my soon to be ex husband turned on not only myself but our child quite suddenly a few months ago and has abruptly months ago gone against everything that was promised to be there for child etc after our separation etc and within days of that event just a total lack of shown and not caring / disregard and basically saying horrible things like ie our child is adopted since being a tiny baby and has been treated as such in a mum and dad unit and now our marriage is over my ex keeps saying things like referring child to only adopted and won’t say child is his and loves them etc he won’t say anything like that - like suddenly now it’s it’s less in some way (awful) and just the general not wanting to see child or ask about child etc now my question is for peoples opinions as I’m getting conflicting advice from a counsellor and GP- would you in my position for the sake of child identity etc and for child still send a Father’s Day card (coming up soon on 20th June?) even though he has shown a complete thoughtless and careless attitude towards child? Because I’m being told that may be the case and although I don’t agree with it etc the child still has to have identity and it’s for child self more so than for the father to send a Father’s Day card etc it’s hard to write done in words but I’m going people understand what I’m asking it seems strange to me to persist with sending a Father’s Day card if he doesn’t care and I don’t agree with what he has done or doing to child but like I said I’m being told to still do it for the sake of the child’s self worth etc it would be more so for child and not for the my ex - I’m wondering what really is best to do as I’m wanting to do the best by child - what are everyone’s opinions regarding this please?

Ps I’ve tried everything for months to get ex communicating over child / mediation offer - chats/ I’ve tried I’m just hitting a brick wall for months

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Lilly239 · 18/06/2021 19:14

@Viviennemary he was the one that wanted to end it originally - we was on a break for a month or so and this was when all the promises was made about still coming seeing our child etc and tell her he loves etc , I did want to try counselling etc first when we talked about splitting but it was just sake of our family etc but then within days it ended by him abruptly he called me to say it was over and I asked him then to collect rest of his belongings within a couple days of us just having a nice evening with our child even though we was kind of semi split on a temporary break at that time so it all happened quite quickly - after the separation I was enquiring about what was next step and regarding child arrangements etc and he turned on me basically saying no etc and it scared me and he started to talk about selling the house etc not seeing the child - so I consulted a lawyer and started the divorce process within a week of that event of him saying worrying things regarding perhaps not wanting to see child etc and selling the house etc. So in that regards he was the one who wanted to split but I petitioned for divorce based on how things were and then the abruptness change of mind , his whole attitude was off and I was advised to start divorcing because of his comments he made it made it sound like he just switched off his feelings and didn’t care about anything other than selling the other and not seeing child and getting out of the responsibilities x

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Lilly239 · 18/06/2021 19:17

@BunnyRuddington yes I’m receiving just started counselling and booked a few days away for next week with my daughter just me and her as alittle get away treat ❤️

I am struggling with it internally but I’m hoping after counselling my head will be straighter. I’ve just been getting along the best way I can for my child - it’s hard bottling it all up / prior I didn’t speak to anyone and everyone saying how strong I am etc and how well I’m getting on but inside I don’t feel that way xx

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BunnyRuddington · 18/06/2021 20:22

I am struggling with it internally but I’m hoping after counselling my head will be straighter. I’ve just been getting along the best way I can for my child - it’s hard bottling it all up / prior I didn’t speak to anyone and everyone saying how strong I am etc and how well I’m getting on but inside I don’t feel that way.

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Lilly239 · 18/06/2021 21:07

@BunnyRuddington ❤️💋 thank you I’m really happy about that it’s nice to talk and not put that brave face on etc. I’m struggling internally but I’ll be ok eventually ...I’m taking everyone’s comments in I have read them all x

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BunnyRuddington · 18/06/2021 23:21

Just wondering if you've applied for Child Maintenance yet? Sorry if you've already said.

Lilly239 · 18/06/2021 23:39

@BunnyRuddington yes I did eventually after a month of not getting anywhere with discussions I applied through cms and now receive payments (I felt he really took this bad he really honestly did not want it pay- but someone who took on responsibility for a child a professed to love and the child calls dad I would reckon whether it be mum or dad who isn’t living full time with the child requires to pay support. But he really felt he shouldn’t - shocking the switch off )

however cms intervened and made sure he would xx

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picklemewalnuts · 19/06/2021 07:13

I think he has decided in his own head that he deserves a fresh start. And because what he wants is what should happen he can't understand why you aren't falling in with his plans.

It's very sad. He isn't who you thought he was.

Lilly239 · 19/06/2021 09:12

@picklemewalnuts he truly wasn’t who I thought it was, and it is hurting me more the thought of just my daughter and what’s been going on etc - but I’ll be ok eventually I’ll have to just come to terms with it x

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