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I don't know what to do

981 replies

lollipop7 · 25/07/2017 23:34

I gave up a career and a good life miles away when I feel pregnant with a man I thought I was in love with.
He asked me to marry him, told me he would always ta,e care upon us, encouraged me to take redundancy and plough it into our life together.
I'm now pregnant with our third child and si trapped and unhappy.

I have no job, no money and apart from my mum nowhere to go.
He has decided I'm good enough to have children with but not in his exact words "good enough to marry"
My credit rating has been ruined by a case of mistaken identity delisted notes of satisfaction. He's had all my money as I believed him all these years.
Last year when out second child was six months old I left before we moved house. I discovered a series of message to his drinking friends and parents that I had PND and was mentally ill. None of which is true.
He begged Me for a final chance, promised me he'd get therapy and set up a Trust Deed to acknowledge my contribution,
A year on and nothing. He is worse than ever and thanks to being pressured for sex one night I am six months pregnant.
He was out mountain biking with a friend tonight and our son managed to open two safety gates and fall halfway down the stairs. When he Came back home he was sulking and said he was obviously fine. Then two hours later he accused me of actually throwing himself down the stairs to get him home early because I am unwell and jealous of him having a life.
There are so many things I could write here but I can't face committing them all to paper, suffice to say they revolve around emotional abuse such as disdain, lies, provocation, undermining and general nastiness. He is a control freak, he cuts of my housekeeping to pay for holidays he wants. He says there is no money for luxuries but buys himself cds and booze and clothes all the time. His family are blind to his faults and I frequently come across nasty little message so where I am described as grumpy and arrogant. He is disningeous and provocative in front of my friends and family. In short he is a total bastard.
It has got so bad now that I am actually prepared to leave with nothing apart from my children in my car. The only asset I have left. He has said he holds all the cards and that he now wants to contact my midwife to tell, her I am unfit. This is because I slapped his face tonight when he accused me of injuring our son.

I just need to get something down as it is let and I don't want him to hear me on the phone to friends or my mother or sister.

I have thought about women's aid but I don't know.
I have left four times and always have to come back for immunisations, antenatal appointments, school terms etc. I feel as though all the pressure is on me. I am brimming out resentment at the uphheaval and turmoil in mine and especially my children's lives and on top of it have to get ready to give birth in three months.

He hasn't been interviewed under caution for assaulting me one night, but acts as though I think never happened and told the police commiserated with him and laughed about my desperate behaviour.
I feel as though he is trying to drive me to suicide or madness.

Just some words of advice or reassurance or comfort would be appreciated.

I feel incredibly stupid, vulnerable and lost right now.

OP posts:
iknowimcoming · 20/10/2017 09:07

Oh Lollipop - I wish I could say I was sure things would go well today (we all hope they will of course) but I AM SURE that you are doing and have done your absolute best to make that happen, so whatever the outcome you have succeeded in that. I agree with pp that his mind games last night and otherwise are because he’s worried you’ll succeed and he’s trying everything he can to rattle you, the fact that he’s not in court today can only be a good thing imo. Wishing you all the luck in the world, take care of yourself Flowers

ElsieMc · 20/10/2017 10:06

No matter how things go for your today Lollipop, you know that you have done your absolute best to protect your children and for that alone you can hold your head up.

I went through similar nearly ten years ago with a fact finding etc. I wont go into details but I do know how you are feeling. That heavy, desperate feeling where you feel you cannot get up and put one foot in front of the other.

For us, contact moved between supervised and unsupervised over the years. One of the things I found most difficult was his collection of my gs (I am a gp carer) from his school in front of his brother and myself. The stress was unbearable, I was so scared, and the school did not want it either. It was another way to torment us all.

We moved to another court and the Judge moved the collection location because he could see that it was (in his words) "doing your head in". He felt the negative impact upon the children with my stress passing to them overruled the decision of the earlier Judge. Whilst the court's priority is always the children, you are the primary carer, and your health and welfare must be preserved for their sakes.

Wise words from a social worker involved in our case stayed with me. She said that those who made the most monumental fuss and uproar about contact with their children were the ones who ended up letting them down. It is you he wants to get at, not them.

Today will not be easy and I wish you and your family the best. You wont believe it now I know, but matters will level out, they really will.

CatsCatsCats11 · 20/10/2017 10:23

Oh lollipop just read the whole thing, you are such a brave lady. Good luck for today.

holdthewine · 20/10/2017 11:08

Thinking of you Lollipop.

Youcanttaketheskyfromme · 20/10/2017 11:24

Me too. Brew

lollipop7 · 20/10/2017 11:41

Judge ordered a finding of fact. Within minutes.

He has one fortnightly supervised contact with one of his parents.
The slightest breach it is withdrawn .
Judge dropped contact from weekly as a punishment for him overruling court order the other week.

Not exactly what I wanted but better than what I expected. At least I don't get any more shit off him. If he contacts me except for an emergency then it's classed as breach of court order.

Finding of Fact likely to be two days sometime early December.

Section 7 report going ahead.

Need to go home and eat something

(Edited by MNHQ)

OP posts:
Youcanttaketheskyfromme · 20/10/2017 11:48

Well done. Not perfect but much better than before.

I'm pleased for you.

What is a finding off fact and section 7 ?

Youcanttaketheskyfromme · 20/10/2017 11:49

And he was so confident the other day over Skype. Hmm

Fluffymonkey · 20/10/2017 11:51

Well done x

DutifulDaughterWifeMother · 20/10/2017 11:52

This is why he didn't turn up today, he knew it wasn't going to go his way. Please relax and eat something. This is good.

hellsbellsmelons · 20/10/2017 11:54

So pleased for you.
Time for you to sit down, put your feet up and eat something.
And... breathe.......
Well done!

Racmactac · 20/10/2017 11:56

That’s a really good outcome for you. Have been lurking. Now please take care of yourself.

TheMShip · 20/10/2017 12:00

That is probably the best you could have hoped for today. He'll screw up the supervised contact fairly shortly, no doubt.

Now you can rest and get ready for your baby to arrive. All the Flowers and Brew and Cake for you. You've been a tower of strength; take care of yourself.

Idontmeanto · 20/10/2017 12:01

Well done!

TheMShip · 20/10/2017 12:02

@youcanttaketheskyfromme - a section 7 report is from CAFCASS. See here for a description. I don't know what a finding of fact is, though.

Youcanttaketheskyfromme · 20/10/2017 12:04

Thank you @theMship

LadyRoughDiamond · 20/10/2017 12:06

Oh Lollipop, that's so much better than last time. You did this. You protected your babies and are already making a better life for them.
Now, eat and look after yourself. You have packed a bag, haven't you? Thinking of you, KOKO.

Thebluedog · 20/10/2017 12:09
Flowers
RandomMess · 20/10/2017 12:19

That is good solid progress, they certainly seem to have the measure of him now!

Well done Star

Joysmum · 20/10/2017 12:25

Really pleased. I think it’s the best you could have hoped for and I expect he’ll screw it up.

Also, having a court decide on the finding of fact adds to the need for the police to do as they should be too.

I’m pleased for you. Time to sit and wait for it all to sink in , with all the feelings that’ll bring Flowers

Littlechocola · 20/10/2017 12:25

Just read your story. Lollipop, you are amazing. You’ve been through so much (and still are) but you’re fighting hard for your babies. You’re inspirational.

MrsBertBibby · 20/10/2017 12:36

That sounds better.

iknowimcoming · 20/10/2017 12:44

Phew, well done Lollipop! Now eat rest and let your mum look after you for a bit Flowers

babsthebuilder · 20/10/2017 13:04

This is you. You have put all this in motion and fought for it. I know there’s a way to go, but who would have guessed four/five months ago that this would be happening. Despite being let down by certain professionals, you have pushed for this.

Go and have a rest, and a nice cuppa 🍰💐

Frouby · 20/10/2017 13:14

This is the best news lovely. You are amazing. He is a cunt.

Lollipop 1-0 Cunt