MNers, I'm scared and lonely and need your collective wisdom please...
Yesterday I left my Dh after a string of incidents that have left me feeling crushed... He has proven time and ag that he can't be trusted and yesterday the last of my love for him died! I have slept on it (at my dads house) and feel the same today, but want toknow if I'm not being too harsh on him - seeing as we both come from divorces, I'd want yo know I'm making the right decision... So here's the summary of what's happened.
first thing that should have triggered something was finding him on an online dating site, corresponding with a lady and arranging to meet, after we'd been married less than a week... I forgave him.
Two weeks after DDs birth, BF is Sooooo hard, we're really struggling to get the latch correct... And I find out that he's been giving her bottles at night... Poor little girl was so confused about how to suck! I was furious because he hasn't listened to what the midwives said re nipple confusion( said it was a load of rubbish)
I forgave him, because he said he was only trying to
help.
When I was diagnosed with severe PND, and was struggling to come to terms with having to take th medication, he took it upon himself to email my entire family and his telling them about it, and asking my dad for money for a cleaner as I couldn't cope! I was crushed that he'd do something so thoughtless when I'd asked him to keep it between us two until I was ready to tell everyone.
A few weeks ago I'd arrAnged to go see the Pope in Hyde Park. I was really excited and it meant a lot to take DD to meet him, because as a child I'd met John Paul II and it is one of my most special memories. Wed been in the park for an hour when DH decided, without telling me, that he wasn't enjoying himself . He picked up DD and walked out of the one-way entrance, leaving me inside with the buggy, bags, and a sense of anger for not having seen the Pope after coming all that way. I forgave him because he said he was uncomfortable with all the religion (he's a non-practising catholic) but we agreed to talk in future to avoid a repeat.
A few months ago we went on holiday and my dad lent us his credit card for emergencies. DH accidentaly used this card to make a large withdrawal of cash- and then forgot about it when we were home. Cue mydad having big arguments with his bank about a withdrawal thatnever happened, refusing to pay the charges etc because we thought it was a fraudulent transaction- until DH said 'oh yeah, it might have been me' but by that time 30 years worth of perfect credit record has been ruined, and dads credit limit has been reduced from 45k to 2k!! And DH refuses to apologise !
DH works very hard while I SAHM our 17 mo. Because of this. I do 97% of the childcAre and subsequently research and read a lot about different parenting methods, before implementing them. This weekend, however, DH Accused me of abusing DD because I disciplined Her for hitting- using the timeout method! He refused to read any of the material I have to support this; but can't give me any reasons except 'it's scarring her for life' . I get no support from him re discipline etc at all.
So we get to yesterday- I need torun to the shop because we're out of everything but it's pouring with rain so I say to him, 'you stay home and dry with DD and I'll be back quickly'. He wanted to go too, never mind that DD would have gotten soaked, but he didn't tell me how badly he wanted to go or why. So I went. And came back withthe shopping to find that he'd cut her hair. To spite me. Her first haircut. When I lost it he said he wanted to cut it because his dad always cut
his hair- fair enough but he knew I was taking her for a cut that week, and was going to make a special occasion out of it, but was so angry at me for going to the shop he took it out on DD. Her lovely rnglets have been hacked off and she looks like she's been attacked with a machete... When I tried to tell him how hed made m feel he callEd me crazy and said I should gO back on the medication... At that point I packed a bag and left with Dd.
So ami being too harsh or have I done the right thing? I know each incident is relatively minor but put together there's a pattern of insensitivity and nastiness that I can't ignore any more... I cAn take a lot of crap but when he starts to use our beautiful daughter as a weapon against me, I draw the line...
What do I do nExt?
Ps pls excuse typing- iPhone!!