I want to start by stating I DO NOT give permission for mumsnet to post this on other social media!
I have weekly therapy sessions as I have hit a hard patch in life.
Today's session, after having covid for the 2nd time, and having had the week having a rant and rave at DP about the origins of were our covid came from, I blurted out numerous years of issues I've had with his parents.
Bottom line is now the therapist is having to speak to her senior about potentially safeguarding issues surrounding DP parents. As I disclosed that they have on occasions been physical towards DC and that they had tried to witheld DC from myself on one occasion and on 2 occasions never told me nor DP about taking DC to the hospital for medical attention (won't put what as outing) and 1 occasion where DC fell unwell and was sucking in at the ribs and they didn't seek medical attention nor did they contact us about any of it.
There are other issues/incidents but it would take along time to write it out.
My thing is now I'm wondering if I've done something stupid by speaking about it, (I've tried for a while to talk to DP and he wasn't having any of it so in my head the next suitable person was my therapist who is literally paid to listen to me rant away) I stand by I'm not in the wrong for speaking my truth. I've had years of dealing with it, the stress and anxiety at one point made me so ill I was prescribed several antidepressants to take together which ultimately ended in mild serotonin syndrome so now I'm unable to take any antidepressants for longer than 2 weeks without the symptoms of Serontonin syndrome returning forcing me off the medication. So talking therapy is all I have to get me through hard times.
I know that if SS get involved all out war will follow. I've spent the entirety of DC life feeling forced into letting them have DC whenever they want, I've been ignored, I've been spoken to like I'm less than a cockroach, I've been told I'm a bad mother, I've been made to feel like I'm not DC mother (that's the extent of the overbearing and taking over I'm talking about), I've been made to feel like I'm crazy, and yet through everything I've remained amicable and approachable. I've tried to speak to them about the issues but always met with and these are direct quotes
'Believe what you want'
'Shut the hell up'
'Leave us alone'
'Don't speak to us'
'Whatever'
'Don't come on our property' - this was when they tried to witheld DC
I'm of the thought process that comes what may It's their fault for doing everything they have done and the only blame that lies with me is for not growing a back bone sooner.
But what do others think?