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Am I a bad person?

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Rocklover · 07/08/2006 09:00

I am having a really bad time at the moment, just separated, waiting for DH to move into the flat he has just bought, we are both at my parents at the moment.

Thing is DH is constantly making me feel guilty about the fact that I will have our DD full time, says I can never understand what this is doing to him, that he won't be able to put her to bed every night etc etc. I understand this and know it is really hard, I have offered for him to visit any time, he can take her on holidya in the half term coming up, that I will take her to his for dinner etc, but he still insists that whatever I do won't help.

However, whilst I can empathise to a certain extent, he also makes me angry. He is going to stay in London at his parents house all week despite moaning how little time he will get to spend with DD, he is doing this because he "doesn't feel comfortable" at my parents, which is understandable, but they are at work until at least 6 every day and he is on the school holidays....he has all day PIL free! Also when we were living apart temporarily before (whilst he sold the house), I offered to bring her over to see him (we were in 2 different towns and neither drives), I asked him to come over to see us and he refused, he didn't see her for about 3 weeks! When asked about this he said "it was too painful to visit".

Whilst I have some sympathy I am sick of him putting himself first, he is now talking about not coming here to visit as he doesn't feel comfortable, despite the fact that my parents have bent over backwards to be nice and help him all they can. To me it looks as though he wants to be hard done by, am I being evil just wanting him to put DD first and get on with things?

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Funnyyummymummy · 10/08/2006 11:05

At the time I thought i'd never get over it and always be a lonely sad pathetic woman (I'm 26 so that was a scarey prospect!) I now realise that I'm a nice person who was being manipulated and mentally abused by a man who had his own guilt and denial but was pushing it onto me, thankfully I have my nan who helped me through it all (was diagnosed with pnd when I was preg with ds!) and now I can see a bright future for us all, I have bad days but who doesn't, anyway enough about me!! Rocklover, you have done everything you can which is more than enough nows the time ot think about you and dd and your futures, and I think it will be a bright one!

Rocklover · 10/08/2006 11:28

Weird thing is he is in a fantastic mood today! He is like a manic depressive...or is this normal? I guess after a break up it is!

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Rocklover · 10/08/2006 11:36

WHTSWAH, I don't expect him to live with me as that is stupid. However, his moving date is 31st Aug, so not long to wait. There are 3 bedrooms at the barn conversion in Devon, so I would share with DD, he would get his own room. I just know that if it was me that I would put my own feelings of discomfort second to to my child. She is 19 months, so too young to understand. TBH, today he seems to be coping really well, saying how much he is looking forward to the flat. Apparently it is his first investment and he'll be buying more when the value rises. So he is looking forward...his moods are quite variable so I don't know how long this one will last.

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Funnyyummymummy · 10/08/2006 11:58

my only advice would be to try and be wary of his various moods because from what you have said he seems to play mind games with you

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