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I think he is going to finish with me,despite him being an asshole.

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ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:15

My partner of 2.5 years does not live with me.We both have young kids and like to keep things separate.We wont be blending or living together until our kids have moved out. He is old fashioned as far as parenting is concerned.Strict,expects kids to do exacty as theyre told immediately.There's little room for mistakes.Doesnt understand in a house full of kids that there's often shouting and arguments, expects their bedrooms to be spotless and general seargant major stuff.His own eldest two kids have little to do with him and his younger child sees his eow but child would rather be with his friends. These are not my issues as they dont affect my kids normally. I have two kids with additional needs, one with severe anxiety and the other with ASD.I am under a lot of pressure and very busy as Ialso work full time and have another child in late teens with her own issues. My kids Dad essentially abandoned them when he left for affair partner four years ago.They are all badly affected in their own ways. My partner was at my home last weekend and when one of my kids was leaving, they asked me to come to the door to wave goodbye.My partner was kind of laughing.I didn't understand why at the time but later he told me it was because of the way my child has me wrapped around his finger.This is the child with severe anxiety.My partner knows this and due to his anxiety, my child engages regularly in controlling and manipulative type bahaviours.I understand why my child does this and know it's because he is petrified of being abandoned or anything happening me .I have told my partner all of this.I struggle wth these behaviours of course and try to put in boundaries but have little support. My partner then started to comment on one of my other kids shouting for me.This child is a teen, again with ASD.Ihad no intention of responding to the shouting but my partner jumped in and said..'you're not going to feed into that, are you/'.I wasn't going to respond but wondered why he felt it was any of his business.He had asked to stay on an extra night and I agreed but felt the need to pass remarks on any interaction I had with my kids. I finally lost my shit when he came barging into our lounge while we were watching a film asking where a personal belonging was and who had taken it from our room.He used bad language and was stony faced and clearly very angry.This was a charger btw. The truth was that noone had taken it but he had left it exactly where I found it minutes later. I spoke with him the next morning about it as I was annoyed.He hadn't apologized to any of us for his tantrum and acted like it never happened. He is now angry with me and has committed to bringing me to hospital this week but on his terms only.I'm over a barrell as I've no other help.He was going to stay before and after procedure but is now going to collect and drop me.I expect he will dump me now as he is angry and wont speak to me since Sunday due to the way I spoke to him.Can I have your thoughts and some strength please. What can I do...Have I also been unreasonable. Thanks

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Naughty1205 · 22/11/2022 11:18

He's an asshole. Dump him. Feel so sorry for you, get your courage and get rid of him.

Purpleavocado · 22/11/2022 11:26

You haven't said what you're getting out of this relationship. He doesn't sound loving or supportive, to you or your children. Do you actually want to be with him?

upfucked · 22/11/2022 11:30

You don’t need to wait for him to dump you. You can end this relationship now.

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:34

Gosh I will find that hard.We have the most wonderful time on our own which is what we both want out of the relationship as we both have stressful lives but I really think he dislikes my child with the severe anxiety.He just sees the behaviours, not the root cause and frankly doesnt care about the cause, just how he bahaves eg stuck to me..He says it really upsets him to see me being treated like that by my child, yet at times his own selfishness and disregard for my own struggles and feelings, feel twice as bad. He has a child with SN also but is very very strict with her to the point that I think he can be unkind and mean eg no regard for her disorganisation or memory if she forgets to bring something to his house.It's tough...you'll have to do without.I don't like that.

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ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:36

He is normally very loving towards me and to my eldest two kids.He cannot hide his dislike for my child with severe anxiety or perhaps I'm being paranoid.

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Beachsidesunset · 22/11/2022 11:36

Please don't invite someone into your highly anxious child's life who dislikes them. What's the matter with you?

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:39

I get eow of uncomplicated and relaxing times with him and some glorious sex. Once our kids get involved, he gets prickly.He thinks he is right all the time.Full of advice thats not asked for..He is a strict authoritarian parent, I am not.I have told him that I do not ascribe to his style of parenting and won't be applying to my children as they have different needs.

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Miss03852 · 22/11/2022 11:40

He has a child with SN also but is very very strict with her to the point that I think he can be unkind and mean eg no regard for her disorganisation or memory if she forgets to bring something to his house.It's tough...you'll have to do without.I don't like that.

I question your morals being attracted to someone so obviously abusive to be honest.

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:41

He has never been mean or unkind to my child.It is me who feels he dislikes him.

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ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:43

He is not abusive,he is very strict like his own parents were.

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ImprobablePuffin · 22/11/2022 11:43

He would have been out the door as soon as he started shouting and swearing around my children. I wouldn't care if he was nice and loving to me if he was a bully to my children.

I also couldn't imagine being able to love someone who actively hates my child.

The kids are already traumatised by the sounds of it so why add this to their lives.

Get rid of him.

ImprobablePuffin · 22/11/2022 11:44

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:39

I get eow of uncomplicated and relaxing times with him and some glorious sex. Once our kids get involved, he gets prickly.He thinks he is right all the time.Full of advice thats not asked for..He is a strict authoritarian parent, I am not.I have told him that I do not ascribe to his style of parenting and won't be applying to my children as they have different needs.

This is the choice: my child's well-being or "glorious sex"
What's more important

wackamole · 22/11/2022 11:48

It's no good being in a relationship where the other person gives you the silent treatment and refuses to cooperate with you/be a partner/discuss matters unless he gets his own way. You don't need another child, and this person is acting like a child - and a bullying one at that. It must be miserable and stressful thinking you have to placate him and do what he wants in order to have a peaceful life; who needs that? If you still want him to take you to your hospital visit and/or care for you afterwards, ask him if he's able to put this aside and honour his commitment to you regardless of the other difficulties going on, and do it without making a fuss over your parenting or upsetting your child(ren) when he knows you're not in any state to deal with his antics in addition to everything else.

If he can't do that, he's not a partner and you're better off alone.

blacksax · 22/11/2022 11:49

Keep this man away from your children.

I'd dump the bastard if I were you, but if you think amazing sex is more important than your children's wellbeing, then you crack on.

MrsElm · 22/11/2022 11:52

ImprobablePuffin · 22/11/2022 11:44

This is the choice: my child's well-being or "glorious sex"
What's more important

This, exactly this.

Which is more important to you, your child's wellbeing or your sex life.

I get that it sucks that you need to make such a choice, but them's the breaks of being a grown up.

But how he behaves around your kids and his sounds appalling, how can you find that attractive?

JustLyra · 22/11/2022 11:54

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:43

He is not abusive,he is very strict like his own parents were.

If he’s overly strict to his child with no regard to her disabilities then he may very well be being abusive.

Sometimes it’s hard to see abusive when it’s only words and “strictness” as opposed to physical violence.

However, if he expected a child with demanded a child with no legs walked because his parents expected it of him, or a child with dislocating joints lift heavy things because he was expected to, then you’d see it as abusive. It’s not so different when needs and disabilities are unseen.

FishnetsNightdressCrisis · 22/11/2022 11:55

He sounds vile, why on earth would you not dump him immediately?

Cigarettesaftersex1 · 22/11/2022 11:55

As long as you're getting regular dick then fuck how the kids feel eh?

SusanPerbCallMeSue · 22/11/2022 11:56

The fact his eldest children have little to do with him tells me it's more than just strictness.

And if his own kids don't want to see him why should yours?

Get rid.

SpinningOutWaitinForYa · 22/11/2022 11:57

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:39

I get eow of uncomplicated and relaxing times with him and some glorious sex. Once our kids get involved, he gets prickly.He thinks he is right all the time.Full of advice thats not asked for..He is a strict authoritarian parent, I am not.I have told him that I do not ascribe to his style of parenting and won't be applying to my children as they have different needs.

Can you genuinely not read this and see how what youre saying is absurd? You want to stay with someone who is an arsehole to you and your kids for some glorious sex? Ugh

HereComeTheGrannies · 22/11/2022 12:00

We have the most wonderful time on our own which is what we both want out of the relationship as we both have stressful lives but I really think he dislikes my child with the severe anxiety.
But there’s no future here is there? Even if you will be “alone” when the kids leave home eventually, they’ll still exist, the ASD child will be an adult and he will still hate them. The issues that your “partner” has will likely still exist, or be transferred to other behaviours that he sees in the then adult grown up children. Even now I bet the children sense his dislike towards them, which is incredibly sad.

EvenMoreFuriousVexation · 22/11/2022 12:01

If you just want him for the cock, then keep it to only times when your DC are with their dad. Keep him away from them.

Personally my fanny would seal itself shut when he started with his self righteous "you're a shit parent" routine.

ValerieDoonican · 22/11/2022 12:04

If he can't hide his obviously dislike of your anxious child, then he is abusing them,sorry. That's the kind of thing that will damage any child, never mind one who is already anxious.

candycane10 · 22/11/2022 12:05

ethiopiabeauty · 22/11/2022 11:39

I get eow of uncomplicated and relaxing times with him and some glorious sex. Once our kids get involved, he gets prickly.He thinks he is right all the time.Full of advice thats not asked for..He is a strict authoritarian parent, I am not.I have told him that I do not ascribe to his style of parenting and won't be applying to my children as they have different needs.

There's no way I'd be subjecting my dc to living with an uncaring and controlling prick who hates them for 12 days out of 14 just so I can get some "glorious sex" eow

I wouldn't even subject my dc to 5 minutes of that. He'd be gone.

Im not saying it's the only factor but I bet if he was gone you'd see a massive improvement on the mh of all your dc

Soothsayer1 · 22/11/2022 12:07

The reason he's putting so much effort into the sex is because he enjoys lording it over you and sneering at your anxious child.
He knows that if he can make you feel addicted to him because of the sex it will enable him to keep on feeling superior and sneering at your anxious child, that's what he's getting a kick out of and that's what driving the effort that he's putting into sex.