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He made me eat paper

509 replies

Cantspellbutimmagic · 28/06/2018 03:02

I’m stuck in my situation
I know I can’t get out but it helps to write

Tonight after 3 days non stop verbal abuse or complete silence towards me
My husband found some pictures I drew of how I felt ( sad faces ect )

That day - he called his parents to our table
He said I had to explain myself and the images

I said it’s just how I feel , I draw sad things when I’m sad

He called the kids to watch and He said You have two options

Eat your drawings now or I will devorse you and take it all

I said no I won’t ?!? Why would you even suggest such things

After arguing about this for a while and refusing , his mum started pleading with me to eat the paper

After sometime he held me against the wall and shoved it all in my mouth then pushed me in the floor in front of our family

I can’t belive I was made to eat paper I’m so upset this has happened to me . And they saw

Has anyone ever heard of this before ?

OP posts:
MrsMotherHen · 24/07/2018 22:34

please op get out of there take the kids and go in the middle of night if need be when hes asleep.

Lisaloolops · 24/07/2018 22:43

It sounds to me like you have nothing left to lose 😢 what could be worse than this OP?

sparklepops123 · 24/07/2018 22:43

You post here for advice . Take it

MonoClue · 24/07/2018 22:44

OP if you’re near me I’ll call the police for you. Im in Fife. PM me if I’m nearby

KitchenDancefloor · 24/07/2018 22:50

@Cantspellbutimmagic you ARE strong enough to leave. You deserve better.

Please let us know when you and your children are safe.

We are all rooting for you Thanks

Janus · 24/07/2018 22:50

Please, please reach out and get some help, this is so terrifying

Barmaid101 · 24/07/2018 22:51

Please call the police.

looondonn · 24/07/2018 23:10

Listen to the sensible people on here
Leave

Let us know what you are thinking of doing?
Faking an emergency is a good plan
Ensure he is never with the kids alone or has a chance to lock you out of the house

Utter loser
You must run with your innocent kids when you can

AcrossthePond55 · 24/07/2018 23:24

Despite what a PP posted, do NOT put your address on this thread. That would be beyond foolish.

BUT if you can give a general idea of where you are I have a feeling there would be plenty of "I'm near XXXX, PM me" responses. I'm no help because I'm in the US, but if it were me I could put something like "I'm near San Francisco CA". I could be up to 100 miles from there and no one would know in which direction. And yet it would be close enough for plenty of people to post "I live near/in , PM me" who would be close enough to help you get away. Think about it, you would be escaping with the help of someone your H has NO IDEA even exists.

Fuzzywig · 24/07/2018 23:30

I am guessing OP can’t read these messages until he is out of the house and she has the time and somewhere safe to read them.

Apologies if I am wrong but I hope this helps x

www.gov.uk/guidance/forced-marriage

forgotMyusernameAgain · 24/07/2018 23:42

OP you may feel alone and isolated and unsupported rigt now, having no one to turn to. This is why womens aid exists. I know u said uk based, you need to be brave and take that step, find a day when you can escape with the children. The videos he takes will only support your case. You will not lose everything, a house is just property, you cannot replace your lives. You say he is getting worse as time goes on. This will continue. You have a huge community of supportive women and organisations ready to open their arms to you and offer you safety, security and protection. You need it but you need to stand proud and make the move to get away. How many times will you say "it will be ok now" what point is it not ok? Abuse is never ok

Fivelittleduckies · 24/07/2018 23:46

You are not safe, please reach out for help and leave him. I’m so worried for you and hope you can check back in to let us know you are ok.

billsbillsbillsbills · 24/07/2018 23:51

Get out OP if not for yourself for your children this has made me feel sick and actually well up. Please get out!!

Thefourmuskateers · 24/07/2018 23:52

Thinking of you.
Please leave if you can find a way to, you and the children are in real danger so you need to be careful how but you need to.

Thankewe · 24/07/2018 23:59

Oh OP, hope you manage to get to safety!

Mrstobe90 · 25/07/2018 00:13

Please find a women's refuge and leave with your children. He is a horrifically abusive scumbag and you need to get yourself and your children to safety.

Frustrated00 · 25/07/2018 01:52

As soon as he's out the house get the kids and run. Forget your belongings, and fuck the cameras. The police can help you get your stuff later.

So what if he sees you have left. As soon as you are with the police you are safe. His threats become empty ones.

Women's aid will house you and your child, you will be kept safe and they will help you find permanent accommodation to move on to.

You WILL be protected by the police, I have been where you are with an ex. In my case the police ejected him from the house, got me a court order banning him from coming near me and the property and I had a "ghost car" (police) sat outside my house for almost a month to deter him whilst he was on bail. They were amazing. They cared.

I know its terrifying, but can you imagine the terror your poor DC feels watching his/her mummy being terrorized, it is traumatising.

Please act now

bethy15 · 25/07/2018 07:26

Please OP, you really, really need out of there now. There's no time.
I wish you'd just give your address on here and one of us can call the police.

This reminds me of This Morning when the woman called up the agony aunt as her husband was abusing her and had her locked in the house. They sent police round to rescue her right away. You need that help.

Seeing this thread makes me think there should be a button on MN to press where you are concerned for the safety of the poster and the mods could track the IP address and get some kind of help sent around. Because this is unbearable to read and not be able to get you any help.

rollingonariver · 25/07/2018 07:35

Every-time you don't contact the police you give him MORE power and you allow him to seem like this amazing man.
You need to contact someone so that it doesn't look out of the blue when something serious goes wrong. He's told you he's going to do something bad now, don't let him. Please don't let him.

Iputthescrewinthetuna · 25/07/2018 08:09

You are a someone. You are not a no one!
He has made you feel like this! He won't be respected if you tell someone, the police what he is doing. Do not let him win OP. For the love of yourself and for your children, you need to get out, you need to keep yourself and DCs safe.
Call the police! Please OP!
Stay on here and update, or just say hi, just so we know you are ok and remember, we are all here for you as much as we can be.

Gahbahboo · 25/07/2018 14:43

OP, I didn't want this thread to drop down out of sight, thinking of you and wondering how you are today?

Otterseatpuffinsdontthey · 25/07/2018 14:49

Placemarking

Justturned50 · 25/07/2018 14:52

I'm in Bristol and South Wales and will help if I can.

HoneyBadgerApparently · 25/07/2018 18:40

I hate placemarking on these types of threads Blush
It's not entertainment.

strawberrry · 25/07/2018 18:47

@HoneyBadgerApparently what is place marking?

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