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Relationship has ended

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Bumblebee1119 · 30/07/2023 22:56

So that’s it, relationship has come to an end.
I am ok.
we don’t live together but have a child together. It’s been tough, it’s a blended family. We both parent differently he has declared he doesn’t want my advice in regards to his first child. That’s fine.. I backed off weeks ago! But since I’ve told him not to expect me to be doing school collections and drop offs in September he’s saying he feels he would be better on his own. I honestly feel like if I’m not good enough to give advice then why am I good enough to be his babysitter??

I feel like I’m a single mum anyways.

However, I am not wanting to share my child! He’s a good dad but I’ve also recently brought up that I feel he drinks too much each evening. He worries me when he puts the kids to bed as he goes into such a deep sleep.

I can’t share my baby. I can’t be without her mummy. What do I do?

we have been messaging tonight. And he said about making arrangements. I’ve told him I want to do mediation. He wont be having baby for sleep overs as I need to process all of this. And I will be applying for cms. I always said I wouldn’t but I actually pay for everything for baby. We have had two nice holidays so I’ve always felt like I should feel like that is enough. Back of my mind I know it wasn’t because come end of the month I’m skint.

I want to cry for the loss of the time with my daughter. He came and picked her up today and I was in tears when they left. I can’t do it. I don’t want her away from me. It wont ever work with us, I don’t want to live in his house (he purchased with his ex) I’m in HA and don’t want to give up my security. I stayed at his for two weeks after baby was born. I couldn’t do no longer. It’s not my home. He wont move he wont compromise. But yet I’m in the wrong because I wont move into his mortgaged house. There is no where for our belongings he just says he will clear out the garage!

Im the one that takes baby there for him to see her despite all I want to be is at home.

I can’t be without my baby. I don’t want him to be taking her on holidays I don’t want another woman around my baby!

what do I do??

OP posts:
TeeBee · 31/07/2023 11:17

Bumblebee1119 · 30/07/2023 23:12

Oh by all means I don’t want to take her away from her dad. Please that’s not my intentions. But I don’t see any way to make myself feel better about the situation

Tough, this is not about you. It is about the right of your child to have a relationship with her father. You will have to somehow find a way of navigating your own feelings about it but using your child as a weapon/tool to deal with it will kick you in the arse.

ToughFuss · 31/07/2023 11:22

If you aren’t together, whether that’s his choice, your choice or a mutual decision, it’s just a simple fact that he has rights to see his daughter. I’m sorry that you’re feeling so shit about it but you can’t just decide not to ‘share’ your child. He’s her parent as much as you are, albeit it sounds as though you do much more of the day to day parenting right now. I expect 50/50 will just be the starting point, but you don’t know until you start the conversation with him. He’s not being unreasonable to request it.

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