Aggressive partner

[Chuckle94]

so this morning I asked my partner to wake up and help with the kids but he kept saying he will wake up soon and he needed a lie in. I did get frustrated at him for not waking up and the argument started there. We argued over bills and mainly housework and he accused me of waking him up because I want him to clean the house but I never mentioned this at all. I’m on maternity leave for a couple more months and he’s working from home currently. During our argument he punched me in the arm 3 times but I ignored that it happened and we carried on arguing. Then he punched me more aggressively in the arm a few times and pushed me into the door. This was in front of our 4
year old. I’ve left for a few minutes to calm down but I don’t know what to do. Should I ask him to leave or do you think it will be forgotten tomorrow? He’s not usually aggressive.
i don’t have anyone to talk to in real life, my mum is not supportive whatsoever. I think that’s why I’m looking for opinions on here x

Yes I do think you should leave. Once he’s hit you once it’s only a matter of time before he does so again

If you do nothing the next punch will be in the face. It might not be one. It might well be in front of your child.

If you don't want this to happen then tell him to leave, if he doesn't, call the police. In any event take photos of any bruises.

Of course you should leave. Get your child and leave right now. If he punched you multiple times you'll probably have bruises. I'd call the police myself, but at the very least, write down what happened and take photographs.

A punch on the arm today is a slap in the face tomorrow.

You need to get you and your child out of this situation asap . The violence will escalate from here. Next time it'll be in the face . I grew up in a violent household and it's negatively impacted me into my adult life . Your child may well disclose what he's seen to school / nursery .
Please contact someone asap ..womens aid , family etc

You leave and report him to the police for assault.

This is completely unacceptable and as other have mentioned it will only escalate.

Should I ask him to leave or do you think it will be forgotten tomorrow

Will you have forgotten it tomorrow yourself? If so, you need help with your mental health, and if not, then why are you suggesting it might be forgotten? Do your memories of it not count? This isn't a rhetorical question; are you able to answer it?

OP@Chuckle94 , he would never dream of hitting anyone at work so why does he think it is ok to hit his partner?

You are downplaying this because you want to hope things aren't truly ruined by this one act but it is too late. The genie is out of the bottle. He WILL hit you again because he knows he can.

This isn't like when sibling bash on each other. This is a grown ass adult man PUNCHING his poor wife because he can't contain mild annoyance.

You can choose not to report this to Police and you can choose to pretend it is ok, it didn't really happen and won't happen again but your child is now witnessing domestic violence and is LEARNING that it is okay, to just accept it.

If you put your foot down now, you teach him that you aren't a punching bag and you teach your DC that hitting is NEVER ok or excusable.

Make him leave. Pack a bag and send him to his parents for a few weeks while you decide if you want to end up another battered wife statistic or not. Then, even if you do take him back and work on things, you've shown him that even a small tap will be met with consequences.

He punched you at least 6 times and pushed you into the door! You need to contact the police and womens aid. This will only get worse.