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What would you do?

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Elizabeth667 · 07/07/2023 14:44

Currently on a lovely holiday with DC. They are two and four Nearly divorced ex husband had multiple affairs, some with married women and most recently broke up another family with his infidelity. We are separated with email only contact due to abuse on his part. He has requested to video the call the children on holiday. I sent an email confirming safe arrival and a time when we would be available for video call. I am reluctant to let him see where we are staying as he had suggested before about coming and taking the children for a day of contact which wasn’t going to happen.
I loathed to continue checking my email as this holiday is respite for me too after horrendous abuse. But yet I have now had two separate emails changing the video call time twice with no reason as to why.
It would be a short call I can’t see why he can’t just an accommodate as before he was laying the guilt on thick to the four year old about missing him.
What would you do?
Many thanks.

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determinedtomakethiswork · 07/07/2023 22:43

He sounds absolutely awful and I'm so glad you've left. Can you imagine if he took them on holiday that he would ever even contact you?

Elizabeth667 · 07/07/2023 22:47

He might do but it would be for show. I would be happy to know my children arrived safe and if I was able to contact them via video call I would reassure you and send my love for the rest of the trip.
The call I heard was nothing like this 😔

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Elizabeth667 · 07/07/2023 22:49

Thanks everyone for your replies.

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