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Partner used my past to hurt

15 replies

morenutellaplease · 16/06/2022 07:20

I'm a mum to teen DS, who at some point during divorce got manipulated by ex and refused to see me. We now have a court order in place and I see him a couple of hrs every fortnight. But I still can't get over what happened, I'm traumatised by it, miss him so much, the life has never been the same ever since. Doing my best for it not affect daily life.

Went on holiday recently with a partner of 2 years and his DD (DS refuses to know them) She is lovely, I treat her as my own but she recently started to be cheeky, competitive and trying to get between me and her dad. At the holiday I let her sit in the front passenger seat a few times (she asked), I thought it is nice thing to do. But then when she wanted it again I said no. It was all nice and gently. She got upset and said she isn't here to argue with me and asked dad to tell me something. Her dad teamed up with her laughing at me, telling her how childish I am, how unreasonable, how I have disappointed both of them because I won't let her do what she wants. He then said I'm taking out on her because I have a bad day due to my DS not being there. I burst in tears. It wasn't anywhere near true. Yes I miss DS, but that's nothing to do with me not wanting to seat in the back of the car for his DD.
I felt attacked, he repeated it over and over again. I'm so hurt, feeling he used what I have been through to punish me for not doing what they both wanted me to do.

I feel betrayed. I trusted him so much. We talked about it and he said he has done that because I have attacked his daughter and I have broken his heart for refusing her to sit in the front whenever she wanted. But I haven't, I have only had a different opinion from her and said just that, nicely and gently Sad

He very well knows how many sleepless nights I have been trough because of DS, how many times I've cried, how abusive my ex is and how traumatic it was.

Am I over reacting? Do I see it wrong? I'm so sad.

OP posts:
Littlebirdyouaresosweet · 16/06/2022 07:22

Personally I would walk away. And bide your time for your ds to return.

Ime he will.

KangarooKenny · 16/06/2022 07:22

He is a bully, and emotionally abusive, she is a spoiled brat. You should end it.

Dancefever · 16/06/2022 07:25

That’s not very nice, especially them laughing at you together. I don’t see how you can continue in the relationship.

Whooshaagh · 16/06/2022 07:26

You’re being abused again. End it.
You need to work on your self esteem and boundaries before having a relationship.

CucumberCool · 16/06/2022 07:28

You need to be a united front when children are involved. He should have never undermined you in front of her like that, especially over something as trivial as a where to sit in the car. Children should be in the back for safety anyway. Sounds difficult but of he can't see that you will need to consider where this relationship is leading.

spagbog5 · 16/06/2022 07:29

What a cruel nasty man who is teaching his daughter to be the same.
Walk away now and leave them to it !

bananaskinny · 16/06/2022 07:30

What a shitty thing to do. Please have some self-respect OP and tell him to fuck off. If you let them get away with it now, they'll never stop.

spagbog5 · 16/06/2022 07:32

Sorry posted too soon -
No one who cares about you or has a shred of human kindness would treat anyone like that - I'm genuinely shock by what you've written.

Opentooffers · 16/06/2022 07:35

Unforgivable behaviour from him, he deserves an LTB.

WhenDovesFly · 16/06/2022 07:36

Sorry OP but I agree with previous posters. This man is treating you appallingly. He seriously undermined you in front of his DD and ridiculed you. If you'd been horrible to his DD I'd understand maybe, but it sounds like that was not the case. I wouldn't be standing for that and I'd walk away from this relationship. He's showed you who he is.

Tangelablue · 16/06/2022 07:36

This is just a taste of things to come. Every time you disagree with him or his daughter, he will throw this back at you. You will become a shell of yourself.

Starseeking · 16/06/2022 07:40

End the relationship now. I had a similar experience with EXDP who used to undermine me and laugh at me in front of his DS. I called him out on it, and he stopped for a couple of years until we had our own DC, then he started it up again, except he ramped it up this time, encouraging the DC to join in his bullying of me. This type of cruel, nasty man does not change.

icelollycraving · 16/06/2022 07:41

He’s an absolute cunt. His daughter is learning from him. It won’t get better.

EarringsandLipstick · 16/06/2022 07:41

You poor thing. That's dreadful and abusive.

Please end it & focus on getting some support 💐

gamerchick · 16/06/2022 07:48

You haven't broken the cycles of dickheads that's all. You need to have a period of time on your own. There seems to be a specific type of bloke targeting you. Chuck this one and his offspring back and focus on yourself and your son.

Maybe an assertiveness course? Martial arts or something that will build your confidence in yourself.

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