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Selfish husband ignoring children's needs.

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Harls91 · 05/01/2017 12:03

My first post on here but I really needs other mum's/ wives perspectives on my situation.

I have 3 children, DS1 is 4, DD is 1 1/2 and DS2 is 5months old. I love my husband with all my heart but he is a self confessed, mummy's boy and narcissist with an awful temper. He is currently waiting for a second referral to see a psychiatrist as he ignored the letters for his first after taking himself to the doctor to ask for help? I have forgiven him physical attacks on me, death threats, verbal attacks on my appearance/morals/parenting skills. He constantly runs to his mum's house during/after arguments and most recently on Boxing Day he walked out and left me with our kids for 2 days without so much as a txt. But now he is starting to sometimes completely disregard the kids needs and I'm struggling with it.

We are supposed to be moving house in 2 weeks to a new village about 20mins away but my eldest has had to start at his new school there already as they gave me no other option than to take him from the start of this term. My husband is off work in till the 9th and has been driving me there as I cannot drive myself. My baby is on prescription milk for dietary requirements and Infant Gaviscon for reflux so is prone to constipation/dihorrea, boughts of unexplained crying etc and at the moment isn't eating or sleeping well. My MIL phones this morning saying my husbands Nan had been ill during the night so my husband said he'd pop in on the way home from the school as they live a lot closer than we do. I changed DD2's dirty nappy just before we left for the school run but on the way he decided to make another and was getting upset for a bottle, DD was also due a nap. My husband knew this but carried on to his mums anyway and I asked him twice on the way there to please be as quick as possible as I needed to get the children home. We arrive and goes in and I'm left with a screaming baby and a distressed toddler until he wanders out over 15mins later chewing wine gums! He helped me wrestle DD back into her car seat and we spent half the journey home listening to the children scream until I ask him why he ignored what I'd asked him about being quick for the kids sake. He said that 15mins wasn't that long and his Nan was sick so it was just tough and I'm only moaning because I couldn't cope with them. I tried to explain that they are children and their needs have to come first and he could have taken us home and gone to his mums after but he seems to think that I'm being unreasonable and a f-ing bitch as he put it. This then blew into a full blown argument resulting in him calling me fat, bad parent, disgusting, psycho you name it and again...storming off to his mums house telling me he wants nothing more to do with and that I'm a deluded idiot. I love this man and I know he needs help but surely this is just him being horrible? Am I being unreasonable because it's happening so often is just don't know anymore? I feel like it's me that's the problem and I'm overreacting but I just don't want my babies to be put in a position where they're are distressed when it could be prevented. Advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Morasssassafras · 05/01/2017 16:29

Well done Harls, having the tenancy in your name to give you security is a huge step. Fucking well done.

I'm sure, as you say people are aware, that you have been given contact details for your local domestic abuse service. Please call them and work out a safety plan for next time he kicks off, which we all know he will. Any sign that things are about to.escalate please, please call 999. You are in danger from this man but there are people who'll keep you safe.

Keep posting.

jeaux90 · 05/01/2017 20:58

Narcs don't change ever.

He has shown you who he really is.

Well done for getting the tenancy in your sole name.

Please get him out of your life as far as possible.

I am saying this from experience. The therapist who my ex went to see took me to one side and told me to run and don't look back. They are hollow shells of beings with no sense of empathy or consequence. The reason why he didn't give a shit about the kids in the car is because he doesn't give a shit!

My tips for dealing with a narc post split.

Go as low contact as possible.
Never respond to any messages that are emotional or accusing etc

Only ever respond to messages about contact with kids and do it without emotion.

Big hug and best of luck xxx

Cakeycakecake · 05/01/2017 22:31

Hope you're safe this evening
Just a point to remember that someone told me years ago when an abuser was trying to charm their way back into my life: they never start out showing what a total cnt they are. If they showed you their true colours you'd run a mile. They wait til you're sucked in and (as a pp said) work out what will break you down and work to work their way into your life. Mr wonderful until it's safe because you're on the hook properly. Then and only then will the true them appear. Because they've chosen you as their next victim and they've put time and effort into ensuring that you won't leave. You think the mr wonderful character is the real them, it's not. This cnt they're showing you now is. The verbally, physically, emotionally and in my case sexually abusive c*nt is the true them. They aren't capable of being anyone else. They're good actors to reel you back in when it looks like they've gone too far, but they're incredibly dangerous people.

Please take your babies, sign the housing agreement and take that as your opportunity to leave him behind. Have a restraining order on him. Never leave him alone with your children.
selfish husband ignoring children's needs was a nice intro. The real line should read abusive husband how can I get out safely. Please take the advice given by everyone here x

Questioningeverything · 05/01/2017 22:33

I meant to bold out the title. Still stuff to learn!

Normandy · 06/01/2017 18:30

Somewhat ironic that your post is about him not putting the children's needs first, and yet you stay with a man who has gambled, lied, made death threats and been dangerous, as if that's good for your children.

Leave him.

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