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DV relationship - Non Molestation Order

52 replies

Neverbroken · 12/04/2019 16:38

Where to start?
I was with my now ex partner for nearly two years, from very early on in the relationship I was accused of talking to, sleeping with, meeting up with other girls. I became pregnsnt very early on which ended in a missed miscarriage (I do believe he drugged me and caused this but I cannot prove that now). During my miscarriage he was absent, I remember right before I miscarried I had a scan and he called me and asked how it went although he didn’t come with me. As soon as I said it went fine he hung up, we’d argued quite a bit around that time. The next time I spoke to him he asked to come round and see me. Everything went fine. I remember drinking my juice the next day and it tasting weird and losing my pregnancy symptoms. My housemate who had also had some of the juice came back home after work that day with stomach pains. A couple of days later I lost all pregnancy symptoms went for a scan and baby had no heartbeat after me seeing a heartbeat just a week before. I went through the miscarriage by myself he was nowhere to be seen but would call me once a day asking how I am and what was going on.

After that we went on holiday (his suggestion to apparently make up for the miscarriage) 3 days into the 4 day holiday he woke up and it just seemed like he wanted to argue, everything I did he made a negative comment about to the point where I wanted to just get out. So I picked up a cigarette and went to leave. He stood in front of the door not letting me go so yes I pushed him to the side after asking him to move. At which point he picks me up and chokes me on the bed. He said he doesn’t want to see himself like that so I forgave him. We moved out together (flat in my name because he apparently had bad credit) he cheated on me within two months and let the girl be calling my phone. I left, he tells me he’s sorry he wants to spend the rest of his life with me etc. We get back together, once again the accusations start, the put downs.

He even blew up on me at work for speaking to one of his colleagues despite me pleading with him to take a look at himself and see how he is embarrassing not only himself but also me. He was that angry he didn’t even realise his manager was there and had seen everything. I left his workplace and went home this same night he comes to my house and climbs over the neighbours fence because I wouldn’t open my front door (scared, upset and knowing trying to talk to him so soon Wouldn’t be a good thing). The neighbours had cctv and caught him and complained to my landlord which eventually led to my land lord asking me to leave. Things were fine for a little while he takes us away for New Years Eve.

He suggests that I live with his mom so I leave the landlords this literally lasts two days, during the time I am living at his moms house he constantly accuse someone me of sleeping with his brother (who doesn’t even live at his moms house). I go out with him, in the car he asks to go through my phone. My friend Manny (a male rings) he blows up telling me I’m a -insert any derogatory term you can- despite me calling manny back infront of him as he demanded I do. He actually had nothing to say to him just screamed on the phone I was supposed to be his woman and I’m talking to other guys. This same day I had found out I was pregnant and told him mid argument. He screams he doesn’t care who’s child is it etc?

I leave his moms that day and go to live with my aunty. Once again everything becomes fine between us. He once again suggests moving out telling me he wants to be a family. We get a flat (yet again in my name) I notice after being here a couple of weeks he’s barely moved anything in but bought a TV and £300 gaming chair.

We go for my 12 week scan he’s fine throughout it, I go back to work and miss his first call in my lunch break because I was eating but manage to pick up his second call he starts the accusing again. This time my colleague can hear I’m seriously cringing inside, she was shocked that my partner was speaking to me like that.
I get home and he asks me to search a new steering wheel as the one he has for his game doesn’t vibrate. I do so and we go to get food. Not the way I asked him for the £20 he said he’d put towards the WiFi he said he didn’t tell me he’d give it to me. He makes me go to the chip shop then calls me to scream that it’s taking too long and he’s missed 20 minutes of the match. When we get home the match doesn’t work on the website he uses so I put the tv on rich kids go skint the woman on there has a baby. He says he doesn’t want to watch it, screams I'm annoying and he doesn’t want to be with me. We then spend the majority of the night arguing at which point completely drained of energy I ask him to leave multiple times. I pack his stuff and put it by the door. He takes some of the stuff and does leave after me threatening to call the police.

The next day I receive a call from an unknown number after blocking him on everything which I don’t pick up. 20 minutes later my door bell rings. I leave it about half an hour call him and tell him not to ring my doorbell and to leave me alone. I call my sister and ask if I can come to hers. My Uber is two minutes away so I go to wait outside. He comes from around a corner grabs me and throws to the floor trying to get my key he sits on my back and tells me he is going to break my arm, he hopes I lose my baby etc all in the presence of the locksmith he has called to change my locks.

In the end the police were called this isn’t the first time he has changed my locks he did this at the last flat. The police have suggested a non molestation order. I am heartbroken, not only for me but also for my child and now I am sitting here questioning how I could love someone who wouldn’t put never through so much. He handled me violently because he wanted to, he could have said he would come back later but no furthermore the locksmith was already there he could have let me walk away.

The fact my child could grow up without a father makes me so so sad.

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MrsBertBibby · 12/04/2019 16:51

Why?

That's not a dad anyway.

CupcakeDrama · 12/04/2019 16:53

surely no father is better than a bad one?

Neverbroken · 12/04/2019 16:57

I grew up without a dad and was always jealous of the kids with dads. I’m scared to do this on my own and when I say on my own I literally mean on my own. My family don’t talk to me for being with him and I have one friend left. I suffer from depression what will I do if I’m not coping?

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TooTrueToBeGood · 12/04/2019 16:59

There seems a very real risk your child might grow up without a mother if you don't protect yourself from this psychotic animal.

AnyFucker · 12/04/2019 17:00

Where to start ?

Dullardmullard · 12/04/2019 17:03

Get yourself away now and go into a refuge
Get the police and WA involved
Get counselling through your GP if you can.

Just RUN!!

kamikazeshady · 12/04/2019 17:03

If you don't get a non-mol, that limits what the police can do to protect you.

If he sticks around there will be drama for you and your kid. If it keeps getting flagged by police, social services will eventually become involved as there are huge safeguarding concerns.

Do the right thing and get a no-mom. There's no questioning it whatsoever.

CupcakeDrama · 12/04/2019 17:06

You will be fine, I bring up 4 on my own with no father and no family. just my sister but she rarely helps in any way. Again no dad is better than a bad dad.

JustmeandtheKIDS2 · 12/04/2019 17:17

In an idea world a child would have both parents regardless of if they were still together or not. But if i was in your position i would be hugely relieved that my child didn't know is father, as all his father will bring is negative as this is the kind of man he is.

As for a non molestation order, yes 100% you have no choice in that matter your duty is to keep yourself and your child safe.

MrsBertBibby · 12/04/2019 17:17

You can still terminate the pregnancy, if you really don't want to go it alone.

You sure as hell will be worse off with him, baby or no baby.

Neverbroken · 12/04/2019 17:41

*the other girls should read guys.

He is going to hate me. He tried to make out to his friends I'm crazy and on medication. The doctors have suggested I go on medication for my depression but that was only since being with him. The cowardly locksmith also told the police something different to what I told them (I don’t know if he’s scared of him or if he was paid). I thank god the police believed me after seeing me.

I guess I just never pictured things going this way or getting this bad. Before getting back together I recommended counselling which he agreed to. Then backtracked on, I recommended anger management and he said he didn’t need it and would work it on. I shouldn’t have believed him.

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OliviaBenson · 12/04/2019 17:44

He won't change.

You are at a real risk if you let him continue to be in your life.

You could also risk having g your child taken away from you if you keep going back to him.

Open your eyes. He's not the knight in shining armour that you want him to be. You will never get a happy ending with this man.

Get the order and do the freedom program with women's aid.

Your friends and family would welcome you back with open arms if you aren't with him- you aren't alone if you do leave him.

You could end up dead if you don't.

Neverbroken · 12/04/2019 17:44

Definitely not terminating I want my baby.

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KamikazeShady · 12/04/2019 17:49

You could also risk having g your child taken away from you if you keep going back to him.

I second this. Trust me, you do not want to be involved in that sort of shit.

Please just get the non-mol.

MrsBertBibby · 12/04/2019 18:12

He is going to hate me

He already does. Or do you think throwing a pregnant woman to the floor and threatening to break her arm is normal loving behaviour?

aweedropofsancerre · 12/04/2019 18:18

I would suggest you read back your OP and take time to think whether this is a man you truly would want to be around your DC? You are being abused physically and emotionally and I would feel sorry for any DC being born into that. I witnessed my own mother being beaten. So do the right thing for your DC and get the non- molestation order and get some help for yourself

JustmeandtheKIDS2 · 12/04/2019 19:02

It goes like this:
You get back with him and he gradually becomes more and more violent, you have the baby, he again becomes more violent. During this time you sporadically contact the police. Your midwife/health visitor visit they already know you are a victim of DA, this continues to happen and they contact social services. At this point you are so mentally dependent on him and minimise his disgusting behaviour, even with many many chances your child is removed!!
Even with one child removed, you go on to have another with this horrible man, and guess what history repeats it self.

Social services will want to see you as the protective factor, if your not then they will have no choice but to remove the child.

Your playing a very scary game if you take him back, its a gamble that will not pay off.

MumsyJ · 12/04/2019 19:19

You're better off without this waste of space. What in earth are you scared of being a single mum? Would you rather your child be brought up in an abusive household and believing that's the way relationships should be, all because you're scared riding solo?

My heart bled for you reading your posts and for the sake of your unborn child, your health as well as your entire well being, get a non- molestation order and bin this rubbish of man. You are stronger than you know and you can do this OP. And please stop falling for his fake pleas/ excuses. You deserve so much better.Flowers

Neverbroken · 12/04/2019 20:01

I’m scared of having to go through the birth by myself. I can’t face going back to my family and saying what he’s done especially when everybody told me to leave him. I guess maybe I hoped after the baby came he’d get better I don’t know.

This week has all been too much. When I went for scan there was another sac they showed us but said nothing had started to grow between that and what’s happened now it’s all too much. I haven’t even been able to get a scan after what he did to see if baby is okay. It’s all too much for me.

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MrsBertBibby · 12/04/2019 20:11

Sweetheart, call your family. They love you, they wouldn't be cross about this man if they didn't.

OliviaBenson · 12/04/2019 20:13

Babies make things a million times harder, not better.

He won't change. Ever.

I think you are avoiding going back to family as that would be admitting it's really over, which you don't want to do.

Please talk to women's aid.

Cherrysoup · 12/04/2019 20:16

If you stay with him, you will either go through lots of abuse from him (and any children you have with him) or he will kill you.

C0untDucku1a · 12/04/2019 20:17

Call your family and tell them you need them to help you escape.

Do not go back.

Do nit risk losing your chikd because toy wont leave a DV relationship.

AnyFucker · 12/04/2019 20:32

It obviously isn't over between you and him.

You will use the pregnancy to leverage contact with him. Until you are ready to walk away your life will remain chaotic. Bringing a child into that situation will attract the interest of safeguarding professionals and so it should.

Is that ok with you ?

Neverbroken · 12/04/2019 20:52

My family don’t love me. I feel they were only pretending to be there for me because of a previous situation. My aunty has to flee with her daughters in tow because of her abusive husband. After a bad relationship she told me to move out of the flat I had shared with an ex as he lived nearby but that felt like I was letting him run me from my home which I told her. I guess she took some offence to that and ultimately ended up laughing at me when I came back to my city.

I grew up with my grandma and aunty after my mom being killed at the age of 7. At 15 I finally plucked up the courage to tell them I was unhappy growing up with them. They laughed at which point I left the home and struggled for years by myself none of my family offered to help me. When they knew I was coming into a bit of money from my moms death all of a sudden everyone knew my number and who I was again.

I don’t trust any of them.

Anyfucker: Nothing you have said has really helped? Are you a troll? Why would I contact a man about a pregnancy/baby he has said he doesn’t want and has tried to harm? Did you not read he is blocked on all channels? I have expressed I’m scared about doing it alone yes. But after going through a missed miscarriage I don’t see why I would terminate?

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