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DP response to mums death

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Foxsakemum · 20/06/2020 21:31

Hi all, I lost my mum very suddenly & unexpectedly last week. I now have no living parents and I am only in my early thirties although I do have siblings which I am thankful for. When I received the phone call that my mum would not survive (she had been in icu for one night prior) DP was here & was initially supportive. However, since then I have been extremely busy sorting out her affairs, organising funeral & catching up with my siblings about various odds and ends and he seems resentful of this. We have one dd together who was extremely close to her gran and had been upset also. It almost seems like he thinks I should be over it by now although we haven't even had the funeral yet! Today I arranged to meet a friend for a walk (with dd) and he went in a mood and wouldn't speak to me, I paid no attention to this but when I got home the same thing continued. He is now in a different room and not talking to me at all. Is this a normal response to a grieving partner!? I have lost my only parent and have been extremely upset however the past 2 days I've not been crying etc and he also made a comment I should be back at work next week. I don't feel ready and also now dont feel comfortable staying at home. Fortunately I am on full pay in a secure job & he is furloughed on full pay so it's not a financial strain. I cannot fathom his response and feel like telling him the relationship is over however I realise my responses may be sensitive at the moment. Many thanks.

OP posts:
JingsMahBucket · 24/06/2020 05:32

@Happynow001

any inheritance that comes directly to you in marriage is solely yours unless and until you put into a joint family asset I don't think the OP is married? She said "DP" in her original post.
People tend to bandy the term “partner” about which is why I asked for clarification in my previous post. I still use it for my husband because I’m not quite accustomed to calling him a husband just yet. :)
Happynow001 · 24/06/2020 08:31

Fair enough! 😁

hellsbellsmelons · 24/06/2020 09:33

So so sorry for your loss OP.
I really hope he is being better to you by now but I have my doubts.
Please do what is right for you!
Stonewalling is an awful thing to do the person you are supposed to love at the best of times. While you are grieving - absolutely not OK!!!
Sending ((((HUGS)))) and strength.

madcatladyforever · 24/06/2020 20:01

You can do it OP, your dear mum's death has shown him up for what he really is.
She will be there in spirit supporting you all the way.
But do it in your own time and way and when you feel strong enough.
At least when you are living alone you can remember your mum without being criticised and have 100 pictures of her up if you want to.

Foxsakemum · 24/06/2020 21:21

Thanks everyone, sorry I haven't replied I have been reading through all the messages though! He has been on the charm offensive again the past few days & thinks everything is great however I will NEVER forgive this and am setting things in motion to leave the relationship in the best position possible. I know its only a matter of time before I do something to upset him and he ends up ignoring me for days again so when the opportunity presents itself I plan on ending things. He has been nice enough however it never lasts and it's a real effort pretending everything is fine on my side but I do need to sort a few things before I can make the break. I look forward to a time where I don't need to tiptoe around in my own home! We had my mums funeral today aswell and strangely I feel at peace with everything, I think she will be glad I'm setting things in motion - I'm only sad she won't be here to see me free of him. She would have loved that. You have all been so kind and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Mamabem · 24/06/2020 21:36

OP!!! I'm so so sorry for your loss. And fuuuuuuuuck! What a fucking twat your not-at-allD P is being. I lost my dear dad last year. It was seismic. An unexpected side effect was that all of my relationships got redefined as a result. When I was in the most pain I'd ever been in (we were exceptionally close), some people who I don't see all the time etc came out for me in the most wonderful ways - often really minor or subtle - which I will never forget. Others, well, it was laid out very starkly before me who and what we are to each other. Not in a bitter, diva-ish way. Just redefined. Your DP is telling you what you are to each other and what you can expect from him. I'm glad you're listening to what he is telling you and not accepting it. It's not about forgiving or not forgiving. Its whether you want to carry on in a relationship that has been laid bare All strength and fortitude to you OP.

billy1966 · 24/06/2020 22:10

OP,

So hard for you today.
Unimaginable.
So sorry.

The silver lining is via your mum, you have seen him finally clearly.

She would be so pleased to know that her sad death was the catalyst for you freeing yourself and moving forward.

Do what you need to do, however it suits you.

This is such a hard thing to go through, but there is no avoiding the pain of a close loss.

Take careFlowers

SandyY2K · 24/06/2020 22:58

May your dear mum 🙏RIP.

Make her proud and do what is right. She saw him for what he is.

Sorry for your loss.

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