Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Relationships

Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. Many Mumsnetters experiencing domestic abuse have found this thread helpful: Listen up, everybody

DP forcing me to work disabled.

56 replies

yellowox · 24/10/2016 14:49

I have a DP been together for 5 years, I've recently been diagnosed with CFS, I have continence issues, I wet myself regularly despite wearing adult nappies having medication & going to see urology, I left my last job because I kept wetting myself & the chronic fatigue. DP has a 55k high paying job, my health has took a turn for the worse recently I now have adult social care coming for 2 hours per day to help me shower, clean the house, tidy, cook meals I take DD to nursery who is 3 then sleep the rest of the day. DF is telling me I need to make money he is refusing to pay for my car which he has been using aswell he has bought two houses while we have been together neither have been in my name. He calls me lazy keeps yelling at me to get a job when I don't feel ready to work all my energy goes on dd & I have adult social care payments so it's not like i'm making it up!

He won't buy me any clothes if we go food shopping he complains if I buy a 30p tin of sweetcorn instead of frozen sweetcorn. I told him I was leaving him last week I applied for the housing register band c but he keeps telling me to stay how it's bad for DD how he loves me etc, I need to claim benefits just so i can buy clothes and keep on top of payments. he's also buying a 9k car out of savings & going on a skiing holiday on his own he says he works hard & deserves it. I'm not sure how other peoples relationships work? I just can't believe how uncompassionate he is he won't give me any time to try get better.

OP posts:
GettingitwrongHauntingatnight · 24/10/2016 17:43

You woukd be far better off without him and so would dd. i have cfs and a coupke of other things. My dh is amazing.

GrinchyMcGrincherson · 24/10/2016 17:49

PIP is not means tested but should not be being used to live on because your high earning husband won't give you any money.

He is playing the guilt card because if you leave you get half of everything and a nice chunk of his hefty salary in maintenance.

He is emotionally and financially abusive. You don't have to put up with this. Please call women's aid and get out asap. Your quality of life will improve immensely. You may also find some of your symptoms ease when your stress is reduced.

GetOutMyCar · 24/10/2016 18:02

He's an awful man and he doesn't love you.

I too am struggling with poor health. I stopped work almost 15 years ago. My DH earns around the same as yours. My DH has never expected anything of me other than to take care of myself and our son while DH is at work. Your post is so sad. I honestly don't know how I'd cope if my DH cared so little for me. :(

PersianCatLady · 24/10/2016 18:05

PIP is not means tested but should not be being used to live on because your high earning husband won't give you any money
PIP can and is regularly used by people in circumstances just like the OPs and also where a couple have plenty of money between them and they have no sharing problems but because they can claim it, they do.

MrsJayy · 24/10/2016 18:09

Whatever grinchy disabled people have enough going on without having to justify the pittance they get to frothing people saying they should not be getting it next you will be saying tax payers money . being ill and disabled is not discrimatary so neither should the benefit they receive be.

Mishaps · 24/10/2016 18:14

I am sure you know what you must do.

So sorry you are unwell and have this painful extra challenge.

Social Services are involved so talk to your SW, tell him/her what is going on and enlist their help in finding a new home and a new life.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page