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Please can someone hold my hand

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Getoffthetableplease · 26/11/2018 09:52

Situation for clarity - Husband of 10 years, 2 kids aged 2 and 7, 2 dogs, we privately rent, I've given up career to look after the children, now work a few hours a week evenings and weekends, big credit cards in my name as family trips and hols usually end up on there, he is self employed. He's got previous form for webcam girls, mini emotional affairs, issues with alcohol and gaming and porn addiction.

It's all come out before and he's refused to talk about things and usually disappeared for a couple of days leaving me to try to explain away where Daddy is. I want to sort things, I've always wanted to sort things but he puts up such a wall. It usually starts with him barely speaking for a week, not coming to bed with me, occasionally sleeping in spare room, just cold shoulder but when pressed says everything is fine. I get annoyed and upset and cry and rant it's clearly not fine and he calmly announces he is going to leave. Every time. It's just happened again last night, I honestly think this is it. I'm so so so scared I cannot handle this. I have a history for depression and anxiety (which admittedly hasn't helped anything) and last night was very close to suicide. I wanted to go in to him and ask for help but I thought he'd hold it and use it against me so instead I had to use all my strength to sit and sob my way through til morning thinking of my beautiful boys.

I just feel like it's all so out of my control, it doesn't matter he hasn't given us a chance to work at things, when he decides to chuck the towel in, that's it. I'm so scared the way I'm handling things is going to screw our kids up. The eldest is especially sensitive as it is. Financially I have less than nothing. I just feel shaken to the core and don't know how to be, what to do. Fuck this is all so lonely, he is supposed to be my best friend. Where do I start?

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RandomMess · 28/11/2018 08:12

Put your CMS claim in and kick him out.

Put a lock on your bedroom door so in the short term he can "babysit" whilst you're at work until you either resign or sort an alternative out. Actually you could take emergency leave if needed?

Certainly speak to your employer, any chance of day shifts?

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Petitprince · 28/11/2018 09:09

Yes, you need to get all your claims in todat. If he leaves the marital home, can you trust him to keep paying rent.and bills?

ghostlygal · 28/11/2018 10:28

@Getoffthetableplease have a beautiful baby boy in my arms right now and he's the only man for me! So it worked out ok. Ex is still with his 22 year old french student. Men are dickheads.

Some tips, if he is self employed he might try every trick in the books to reduce his earnings to pay you less, so put in the CMS claim straight away. Also try get access to any cash you can as you will need it.

Also buy him a one way fucking ticket to Canada and tell him he can go fuck himself.

ghostlygal · 28/11/2018 10:29

Sorry for all the expletives I just got so angry thinking about what he's done! What planet is he on? Ruining a family for cyber sex AngryAngry

timeisnotaline · 28/11/2018 15:34

He needs to look after the dc while you work until Christmas. Unfortunately that’s in your house but I would insist on that. And I would tell him if he doesnt that I will go nuclear and tell everyone in the entire world what a class A selfish twat he is who is cheating and talking to his girlfriend in his wife’s house and lying about being off sick and can’t even be bothered saying goodnight to his child who’s asking for him when he’s home.

In the meantime is there a chance of days with your work.

Kennycalmit · 28/11/2018 15:49

Oh OP, this has genuinely made me feel really sad Sad I am so sorry you have such a piece of shit as your husband

I don’t have much practical advice I’m afraid but please remember to post any time you need to! He will end up with nothing. He’s ruining his family for a woman in Canada who I assume he’s never physically met? Trust me, you will have the last laugh

Remind yourself he is not your friend. Do everything you can for you and the kids, don’t think about how he feels or what he will loose. Fuck him.

Getoffthetableplease · 28/11/2018 16:03

Thank you, we're supposed to be talking details later. I feel sick. Was geared to keep a cool head before he was so cruel last night. I just feel like the last decade has meant nothing to him, I feel so insecure and just stupid, really. I sail along numb but then just can't help bursting in to tears.

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RandomMess · 28/11/2018 16:17

You need to remember he has known about this for months it's all new news to you

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whynot93 · 28/11/2018 18:05

Bless you I keep coming back to see how you are. He's thrown away his marriage and kids for someone on the other side of the world - in all honesty he's not worth bloody having!!

Keep strong, karma most definitely will win here and he'll be left with no family and some crank in cyber world.

Getoffthetableplease · 28/11/2018 19:46

Well he appeared home much earlier than expected tonight. We kind of had a mini talk whilst the kids were busy, I kept calm but am currently more angry than ever. Completely refuse to accept that his alcoholism, emotional affairs, porn addiction etc have been my doing as he's now saying Angry. I have managed to tell work and take tonight off, so I want to tell our eldest and stop with all the secrets and lies now. He can be with me tonight, he has his fave teacher tomorrow, and then I'll whisk the boys down to their cousins house for us to stay on Friday straight after school (he adores them and we've not seen them since summer) for a bit of distraction. I know I need to channel this anger in to just getting shiz sorted and taking control. Enough is enough.

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Ozziewozzie · 28/11/2018 20:46

You should be incredibly proud of yourself. You’ve dug deep and look at the strength rising in you now. You are so not the weak one. Your dh holds that trophy. I know it’s tough and you will have many moments of despair, but never ever lose sight of who you are and the opportunities you now have in front of you. No more pervy twazzock dragging you down. You are free to just breathe again, but this time, gorgeous fresh air, untainted by that self centred, obnoxious, untrustworthy arse.
Your new life will need a little adjustment from you, but it’s a far more inviting prospect than the life you currently have. Don’t look back. Let yourself be loved and respected by a decent worthy man. I hope you have big hands, because you sure have a lot of hand holds on here. Xxxx

Getoffthetableplease · 29/11/2018 07:02

Oh Ozzie thank you, that means a lot.

I am incredibly proud of how last night went actually. I wipd away all tears, faked my calmest self and sat ds down with his dad and gently explained we both loved him and his brother so so much and that would never change, but we weren't making each other happy any more so we were going to stop being husband and wife and living together, it would be weird at first but it was for the bestbso that everyone could be happier. Crikey, it could not have gone better, I even convinced myself for a while. He was fine. Ex finally had watery fucking eyes as he was leaving and said 'thank you, I've no idea how you did that, you were amazing'. I gave him my sternest look and locked the door behind him as he left. Took my eldest and listened to some kids mindfulness to help us sleep and have only just woken. Feels incredibly strange, but screwing them up was my worst fear and I'm so proud I could dig deep enough to protect them from initial blow. One day they will realise. Thank you so much for all being here. Every single comment means SO much xxx

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LizzieSiddal · 29/11/2018 08:54

Gosh you’re one amazing woman and mother! You’re doing all the right things for the sake of your children. As you say they will thank you so much one day.

Also, one you’ll look back and thank god you got out now, and not another 10 years down the line.x

LizzieSiddal · 29/11/2018 08:55

*one day you’ll look back

TheMythicalChicken · 29/11/2018 09:05

You are young and you will recover. What work experience or skills do you have?

Abitsadbuthopeful · 29/11/2018 11:11

Just reading your post and thought what an amazing woman warrior and what an absolute arsehole you are entangled with. You are showing some amazing strength under such awful circumstances. He is so beneath you, he's not worthy at all to be breathing the same air as you. More power to your elbow darling lady. Xxxxx

Getoffthetableplease · 29/11/2018 11:17

Oh god, you're all making me cry now. I feel like you've all become my invisible cheerleaders, helping, you have no idea how much it means. Updating here is proving therapeutic, and I hope it will be something I can look back on to show how things really were should I have a wobble going forward.x

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Getoffthetableplease · 29/11/2018 11:20

Skills, I'm not sure, I've mainly worked in compliance for most of full time career, but have done shed loads of random stuff since the kids. Now in a care role for one lady. I last week submitted my final assessment towards a CACHE understanding children and young people's mental health (ironic, considering, I know) with the view of maybe looking at social work of some kind once both of them are at school etc. I don't really know though.

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whynot93 · 29/11/2018 11:42

Well done, you are holding this shit together very well. And yes I'm stepping up as an invisible cheerleader. Keep strong you are doing great xx

Getoffthetableplease · 29/11/2018 16:06

Well spurred by my anger yet again I've just started to enquire about selling my engagement ring, feels a bit taboo but I don't know why. Just thought I needed to do jobs like that before the adrenaline wears off Blush

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Getoffthetableplease · 30/11/2018 07:37

Waking up alone, knowing this is it. No family. Dreamt of it all night. Feel so so sad. Hiding in bathroom crying right now.

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whynot93 · 30/11/2018 07:51

Aww bless you, I imagine it's all so real now but try to keep focused on the good stuff. I know it will be hard but day by day it will get easier hopefully. Hugs xx

Shoxfordian · 30/11/2018 08:01

You're doing really well, it'll all be ok Flowers

Getoffthetableplease · 30/11/2018 08:06

Today was the day we were supposed to be surprising the boys with a special weekend away to mark the start of the season. I'm sad for that, sad for the bottle of wine put back on the shelf that I was gonna share with my husband, sad for hanging the advent calenders we made the boys together when they were tiny, sad for Christmas ahead, just so fucking sad and tired.

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Getoffthetableplease · 30/11/2018 08:18

I just miss him. I don't want any of this.

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