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Is this a normal relationship ??

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yellowtang · 15/10/2011 09:18

I feel very confused atm so sorry in advance if this is all a bit muddled

I am very unhappy but not sure why,I have been with my oh for 14 years and we have 7 children,I feel so traped its crazy,I dont go out anywhere just food shopping,I run the home as you do,but somethings not right,I dont feel like I am me anymore,I dont really feel much anymore at all,I do everything to please my children and oh which I know is part of being a mum etc but I do and act like oh wants me to,I dont go out because Ill miss a job and hell moan,I dont see my friends because he will moan,he wont let me on fb,he doesnt like me to wear make up/perfume,I think the person I am today is who he wants me to be and not who I was/am.

We have always been close,from day 1 so I thought I didnt need friends because I had him,
Another thing I noticed is he says one thing and does another,last week I text my best friend from school,and said we would meet for coffee,it took me 3 days to tell him I was meeting her ,because I knew what his reaction would be,then he thought I was hiding it from him,I only met her because I told my hv I was unhappy and she said why not make contact with her again,when I told him he said I dont mind you going,but he moaned for a good 2 hrs about it?

He says he doesnt want anymore children but then he doesnt use anything,sorry tmi but withdraral,but he forgets? so hes doing the oposit of what hes telling me,I was pregnant withing 4 weeks of meeting him but he knew I wasnt on the pill but told my mum I told him I was on the pill?

If we have spare money,not bill money it always goes his way,he doesnt spend it on himself but he will spend the lot.

He is a good dad takes them to football and swimming etc,he will pick up the shopping,he will put them to bed,takes them out with him,but we dont go out as a family much,we have spent many years doing up our home and it lovely he spend all his wadges on the house,and will leave himself with nothing for the week.

I dont really know why I am putting all this here but I am so unhappy Im not sure what to do,I posted something else on here this week anout my childhood,and hes been great about it,talking to me each night but he doesnt want me to see a counsellor.

He went to bed early last night and I wasnt tired,he said oh its ok if you stay up,as he went up he said Ill wait for you,so I just go up to please him,what I really wanted to do was turn the tv over and stay on the sofa for another hour,He would of said,why dont you want to go to bed at the same time?

Another strange thing Im scared of him, hes not ever hit me but Im scared if I dont please him,he will moan,shout or I dont know,he makes me jump,sounds stupid but not sure why.

I also get anoying comments from him,I phoned him by mistake the other day,he said why who are you ment to be phoning,but its the way he says it,sorry for the rushed/rambled post but Im banging my head here again

OP posts:
Jux · 07/11/2011 22:24

YT and fool, you are both fantastic women, such great role models for your kids and for us, too. I am thinking of you both tonight, wishing you sweet dreams and good rest.

foolonthehill · 07/11/2011 22:24

YT Tomorrow it will be 2 weeks and 2 days.

TheyCallMeMimi · 07/11/2011 22:29

YT, I'm full of admiration for how far you've come in the last few weeks. Keep going, one day at a time. You are winning you know!

catherinea1971 · 07/11/2011 22:32

Yes you are winning YT, keep resolute in what you are doing, you will reap the rewards freedom has to offer. :)

PinkPoncho · 07/11/2011 22:33

She asked twice, "How old are your 7 children" on Sunday 6th November, twice, at 9.25 then 12.37 and YT replied shortly after with their ages, then she disappeared till now. Hmm

PinkPoncho · 07/11/2011 22:35

Sorry i mean shineon asked that. Didn't mean (hmm) to you YT!
Just a bit strange to come in day that and pop off again

foolonthehill · 07/11/2011 22:36

As you say Hmm

catherinea1971 · 07/11/2011 22:38

Mmmm, curiouser and curiouser......don't want to say any more Pink as I'm being a good girl tonight. Grin

foolonthehill · 07/11/2011 22:38

Night night everyone....see you all tomorrow

foolonthehill · 07/11/2011 22:38

Oh no...don't be too good...where's the fun in that???

catherinea1971 · 07/11/2011 22:41

Well, whatever really, who really cares eh?

We are here to support YT, if some people have a problem with that it's their problem not ours......
Hate typing on this iPad, it does some strange autocorrecting.

izzywhizzyspecanpie · 07/11/2011 22:43

Don't wish this thread away catherinea - given the virtuoso performances by the psycho, I'm expecting Norman Bates and his dear mother to drop in soon followed by Pinnochio and a veritable host of politicians who also can't tell fact from fiction Grin

catherinea1971 · 07/11/2011 22:43

Night Fool, I have to be good too tired to be naughty.....(runs outside for a sneaky fag)

catherinea1971 · 07/11/2011 22:46

Izzy I nearly lost my virtual false teeth bursting into laughter with that one! Grin

NettleTea · 07/11/2011 22:46

i had seen that too. dont recall any other threads/comments from her, and not sure if I am surprised or not about the refusal to answer a simple question. Silence says alot sometimes.
YT try to sleep well and we will all be here tomorrow and the next day, and the next.......

each day is another step further away from him

NettleTea · 07/11/2011 22:48

anyone hear the people from the women's refuge on R4 this morning - woman's hour?

garlicBread · 07/11/2011 22:54

Nope, Nettle, I only listen to trashy radio!

Very happy to see your dots, Yellowtang Grin

Nowt like a dot now and again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . ..
(I would have done Morse Code for you, but forgot it as soon as I left school!)

leaky · 07/11/2011 23:01

Yellowtang & fool you are both amazingly strong & courageous women. Know that there are many women out here tonight thinking of you both, praying for you both. Sleep well tonight & I pray that again tomorrow you will have the strength to face another day. Keep on keeping on Smile Smile

Jux · 07/11/2011 23:16

I missed it Nettletea - having a bad day myself and overslept horribly. What did they say?

newportstateofmind · 07/11/2011 23:23

Another one delurking YT, just to say along with others, how amazing I think you are. Have followed this thread since the start, and often think about you coping with your 7 dc when my 1 is wearing me down!

You really are incredible, and you have done such a wonderful thing for yourself and your dc by taking back control of your life. Don't give up...it must be so hard in rl, but don't ever doubt that you are doing the best thing. I really do think you are amazing!

xx

RumourOfAHurricane · 07/11/2011 23:43

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threefeethighandrising · 07/11/2011 23:52

PinkPoncho shineoncrazydiamond has been on mumsnet forever. Just search on her name and you'll see.

There's nothing strange about coming here and disappearing! People do have to do things other than mumsnet you know!

This thread, as many have said and I think we pretty much all agree, is to support yellowtang, and foolonthehill.

Pointing the finger at each other isn't very helpful IMO. And going after shineoncrazydiamond is plain silly!

RumourOfAHurricane · 08/11/2011 00:05

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izzywhizzyspecanpie · 08/11/2011 00:13

It's somewhat disingenuous of you to say that you don't wish to derail the thread after the event shiney

Words of caution never go amiss on these boards, but you appear to have phrased yours in a way that seems designed to adversely reflect on yt.

You may have noted that PinkPoncho tracked your appearances on this thread when you asked "How old are your 7 children" on Sunday 6th November, twice, at 9.25 then 12.37 and YT replied shortly after with their ages, then she disappeared till now

Given the few hours that elapsed between your responses (above) and the appearance of a responder who appears to have joined mumsnet for the sole purpose of discrediting yt, I suspect that you've been set-up.

For the record, I received a pm that is little more than an attempt to cast doubt on yt's credibility. Needless to say, my opinon as to the veracity of this thread remains unaltered.

RumourOfAHurricane · 08/11/2011 00:19

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