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Father's Day - DH out for the day, unnanounced

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19Bears · 19/06/2022 17:38

Would you be annoyed if you got up this morning to a text from your DH saying he'd gone out for the day, and hadn't said a word about his plans, bearing in mind it's Father's Day? The kids had written his card and wrapped his presents, and he's gone off without saying a word. He has taken to this recently, going off to gigs etc and only letting me know once he's actually on the bus. Today's text takes the biscuit though as all it says is, "Leeds." Nothing else. I couldn't give a monkeys, and we have a much better time without him, but wouldn't you at least expect him to want to spend the day with his children? Also, my brother is in a care home after leaving hospital and I was hoping to go and see him tonight which I now won't do.....Or am I being oversensitive. If I'm not overreacting to this, I'm going to use this as the last straw and text back telling him this is where it ends. I will not live a half life, accomodating his trips away, so he can return home as if he's a teenager coming back to his mum without taking any responsibility as a parent himself. Not to mention all the other things that are wrong, which you'll know about if you've seen other threads of mine.

OP posts:
trackerc · 22/08/2022 14:54

I think you have made your decision, you just don't know how to deliver it. You are very used to negotiating or discussing or circumnavigating the problem (him) to get stuff done. It's how you've survived. Well done you for being tolerant & helpful & caring for others needs.
But, now this is something different. This is not going away. This is not fair on you & your DC. You need peace & a good quality of life. Therefore your familiar approach isn't going to work, you can't do those 'wriggle round tactics' this is about securing t your future. So it's the type of approach that needs planning, script written (to give you confidence & rehearsal) & just doing.
Set a date & deliver a brief statement to him. It could be as 'stop talking about pets, we are not getting a cat, I am unhappy, I do not want this to continue & we are over. You have no problem finding times to leave this family when it suits you, you need to have found a permanent place to live by mid September. Please don't hound me with other things, my mind is made up'
Then grey rock.
All after collecting important documents, passports, bank statements etc.
Rip the plaster, you can't continue this. You know it, your DC know it. Think how peaceful your Christmas will be.
Good luck.

comfortablyfrumpy · 22/08/2022 21:59

^ This.
Good luck, OP. You and your children deserve happiness.

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