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2017 - following on from my bolt out the blue

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aleC4 · 01/01/2017 21:19

So here is my new thread as promised. I have found it so therapeutic writing on here and have received some great advice and support.
Here's to grabbing 2017 by the horns and making it my year.
(With maybe a few wobbles along the way!)
I can't work out how to link to my old thread on my phone!

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aleC4 · 26/01/2017 17:06

I haven't even spoken to a solicitor about it. The solicitor I am dealing with is purely for conveyancing. It he starts arsing about i will definitely go back to the solicitor I consulted early on.
I have no idea what his thoughts are but like you said I will prepare for the worst.
If he decides to be greedy I will he laying the guilt on thick. I can't get a mortgage for any more and he knows how much the kids want to stay in the house.

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kaitlinktm · 27/01/2017 11:03

You are right - if he replies wanting a bigger cut, just say that you will have to refer it to your solicitor - leave it formal and official. With any luck he won't, but it wouldn't surprise me if he followed the script. And this is the man who was full of nostalgia and regret just before Christmas (a month ago)! What an arse he is!

aleC4 · 27/01/2017 17:03

I know, I just don't know what he is up to. He messaged me last night to say he has instructed a solicitor and is waiting for a pack to arrive at his house so he can fill the paperwork in to open a file.
Let's wait and see....

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kaitlinktm · 27/01/2017 17:25

He appears to have left it till the last minute to instruct a solicitor. My ex didn't instruct one at all and just kept phoning my solicitor to say/ask things - no wonder my bill was so high!

LlamaBananas · 28/01/2017 00:10

Im de lurking. Im glad to see youbposting and that you are in a much better place emotionally now.
It is bizarre how these men can just become so detatched so quickly and easily.
Fingers crossed hes just been a bit slack at getting a solicitor and isnt going to mess you around any more.

nigelforgotthepassword · 28/01/2017 06:53

Ugh. Hopefully he is just crossing t's and dotting i's.

aleC4 · 28/01/2017 07:42

I know he desperately needs the money so I don't think he can really afford to be stalling it and messing about with trying to get more.
I don't think really either of us realised he needed a solicitor for the transfer of deed but my solicitor won't complete until they know he has taken legal advice.
I guess it's n my best interests really so he doesn't come along in two years time and try to get more claim on my money or my house.
I just can't wait for it to be mine. I have already got a builder in mind to do me a quote to knock a wall through.....

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aleC4 · 29/01/2017 16:49

Having a really hard time with dd again at the mo.
She has always been a bit of a handful but she's awful at the moment.
She is so aggressive to ds, back chats and constantly has a go at me, and worst of all she has turned into a compulsive liar. Even being caught out by the headteacher about a massive lie she told about school hasn't stopped her. I feel terrible, is her life really that awful that she has to live in a fantasy world?
I've tried everything. Talking, cuddles, asking her about why she behaves the way she does, screaming and shouting, threats etc. Nothing is working.
I threatened this morning that we would not go to a family evening at school tomorrow night if she carried on. She carried on. We're not going. I've already paid but I'm not giving in.

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kaitlinktm · 29/01/2017 17:50

It just seems like a really dark time AleC please don't despair. You are right to take a stand with her but also to acknowledge that she is kicking off with her safe parent.

Once the finances are more settled you will feel calmer and hopefully it will filter through to her - also it's February soon and the days will soon be getting lighter. Let's hope we will all feel better by then.

aleC4 · 30/01/2017 17:15

Thanks.
Having a really hard time. I feel as though my family unit of three is crumbling before my eyes.
Ds and dd have argued constantly all day yesterday and then again this morning. It is almost constant, having a go at each other, shouting, name calling, little digs all the time. Also back chatting me and being disrespectful to me.
I'm afraid I lost it with them both this morning. I said basically if things don't change we will have to seriously consider the family dynamics. I suggested maybe they need to be kept apart if that's what they really want. I said we'd have separate times for them to be here and at their dad's.
I also pointed out that if they take that option they can kiss goodbye to having a brother/sister relationship so they should consider what they want.
I know I probably went overboard but I was just at the end if my tether. I just wanted to scream, shout and cry myself - and all this before a day's work.
To make matter's worse, ds has decided to go straight to his dad's after school which is unusual for him to do. He doesn't know when he will be back.
I just feel as though I am losing my grip and my family is falling apart.

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kaitlinktm · 30/01/2017 17:48

Has he told you he doesn't know when he will be back?

This is so hard isn't it? When he does return, if you can, try not ask a lot of questions, just if he had a good time and if he is OK. Perhaps try to think of something nice to suggest - maybe something you could do next weekend (if they are with you) and ask what he thinks.

When mine were teenagers if we had all had a strop, I found being breezy but ordinary got us through some awkward times.

Remember, they might well have behaved like this anyway, even if you had remained together. Hormones will be beginning to surge and you are doing most of this on your own whereas before you and ex would have shown a united front. I bet they don't act up with your ex because the OW is there - they don't feel comfortable (your DD said as much a few weeks ago didn't she?) and you are getting the brunt of this because they feel safe doing this with you.

When my ex left I tried not to look upset in front of my boys (they were much older than your two though) but once I did get upset (actually it was about the poor old dog) and they were very concerned. I think it brought them up short a bit - however, it is probably different for you because yours are younger. Still, perhaps they should know how upsetting you find their behaviour.

You have been living with this for a good 6 months now and it is a strain, you might need a little time off.

aleC4 · 30/01/2017 18:11

He's back.
He was hungry and apparently my cooking is better then ham dad's.
Dd has apologised off her own back to ds for her behaviour this morning.

All is calm for now, they are on the wii together.

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kaitlinktm · 30/01/2017 18:48

Phew - long may it last!

KOKO Alec - stay strong, all this will pass.

nigelforgotthepassword · 30/01/2017 19:15

A break might be just the thing actually op. Could you get away with a friend or something for a weekend?
You are 6 months in.the adrenaline of coping with it all is probably wearing off for you and for the kids (who wouldn't even realise they had the adrenaline of course...)perhaps this is just the crash.Lets hope so.

aleC4 · 09/02/2017 22:24

Just checking in.
Nearly made it to another half term, and almost 6 months now since stbexh upped and left.
I am so ready for a break from work, I need some lie-ins!
I can't believe how much has happened in the last 6 months. I have found out truly amazing my family and friends are. I have found out how resilient and strong my kids are. I have surprised myself at times with how I have managed to keep going. I have also found out how long it takes to get a bloody mortgage and transfer the deeds of a house - still working on that one but nearly there!

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toldmywraath · 10/02/2017 10:14

aleC4 good morning to you. Spring is just around the corner and things will start to gradually improve for you and your children. So lovely that you have supportive family and friends. Keep the faith!

aleC4 · 10/02/2017 17:37

I finally had my transfer deed from the solicitor through today so the end is almost in sight.
My ex actually had the nerve to say to me the other day that he will be glad when it is all over because it is crippling him financially! I just laughed and reminded him that he left me paying a joint mortgage and two joint loans! I can't see how the completion is gong to make that much difference to him anyway.
He is getting a (modest) lump sum to pay him off but it won't last long.

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Startoftheyear2017 · 10/02/2017 23:22

Well done aleC4, hang on in there. Your strength inspires me. Hope the mortgage comes through soon.

aleC4 · 11/02/2017 11:04

Thanks.
I just want this done and dusted. It has been dragging in since October.
Luckily it doesn't appear that my ex's solicitor has tried to encourage him to go for more money. He seems to. E accepting of what he is getting. I decided on the figure based on what mortgage I could get. It doesn't look like a lot for paying into a mortgage for 16 years but he's lucky he's getting anything in my opinion.
I have paid far more into the mortgage o really the year so I don't feel bad.

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kaitlinktm · 11/02/2017 18:54

Fingers crossed it all goes through quickly and smoothly from now on. It's only two and a bit weeks until March - and as everyone knows March is the herald of spring Wink.

If you think back how much you have achieved over the last six months, it should give you hope that the next six will make even more of a difference.

"Crippling him financially" - he sounds like he might already be crippled emotionally. Arse!

Flowers for you Ale - more heralds of spring.

Startoftheyear2017 · 11/02/2017 20:59

Flowersfor you aleC4

aleC4 · 13/02/2017 08:52

So the kids are being picked up in 10 minutes and are not back until tomorrow night.
Today I have an exciting day of spring cleaning planned then tomorrow I am off shopping with my bf and for some lunch.
For the first time I am actually looking forward to some me time.

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kaitlinktm · 13/02/2017 09:12

Make sure you treat yourself!

toldmywraath · 13/02/2017 16:03

aleC4 not sure where you are, but the sun is shining here, wind chill is, well,chilly! Happy Spring Cleaning. A bit of cleaning always cheers me up.
Flowers

golfingmum · 13/02/2017 18:18

AleC4 - I've read both your threads this afternoon, how proud you must be of yourself
Hats off to you lady for being such a strong, calm woman and mother
May 2017 bring you all the happiness you deserve 💐💐💐