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Chooses his father over our family

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HOLuco09 · 19/03/2025 11:02

I'm in a predicament here where I'm really confused. I moved 330 miles away from home to be with my husband. Fell out with family over it for many years until recently. My family themselves have had issues with my husband and I always put his feelings first and protected him. I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant with our 4th un expected child. Have 3 older teens. I feel really lonely and confused. His father I use the term loose is sabotaging our marriage. I dont know if I'm being irrational. With our other 3 children he's been in and out our family life (the father in law) only time he needed us is when we had to get him from the airport after his relationship broke down in crete (using my birthday funds and without warning he just called out the blue to pick him up and put him up) I sorted a flat and job for him paid for everything with the kids being toddlers at the time. We'd see him occasionally and all was semi ok. The last 5 years have been hell. He at 68 then was with a 24 year old and using heroin. For 4 years. Cut my husband out his life for 2 of then years. Anyway that relationship failed. He then played on being house bound. Playing emotionally with my husband. To the point me amd my husband had a 4 month break up where he stayed at his dad's and him himself ended up smoking heroin put himself on a dating website. And apparently had a fling with another use the term loose girl. He came back here said it was mental health etc and we "resolved things" we have been ok the last few years since then I've helped loads with getting him help. But everything had to involve his dad. I had to do everything for his dad to. His dad is now 72 says he's house bound. Is fine to be on social media all day or sleeping. Dosent move from the sofa sleeps on that to. I was doing his shopping online for him. Husband was doing his cleaning for him. Everything basically with no thanks. Anyway he's finances changed he was awarded a benefit attendance allowence. He wanted a pair of crutches I sorted that he never used them. A bath chair and slip mat. He's never used them he wants my husband there when he bathes. On the days planned he changes them. He wanted a mobility scooter but moaned they was to expensive. He wanted a disability car but realised his money dosent let him have that so wanted my husband there all the time to get his cash out etc. Anyway. We found a cheap car. He bought it. I had to tax it. Get a new battery for it. Insure it. We even had to fill it with fuel for him. Now all of a sudden he's not house bound he's been out alone alot which is good. He was spotted in the next village at night. Where they sell drugs but told my husband he was bored and just had a drive. He still won't do his own shopping wants my husband to do it with him miles from here? He never comes to see my husband and we are litterally a 2 second walk he's like 8 houses away. Husband has to go to his. Me and hubby had a fall out. 3 weeks ago because I was fed up with basically spending every evening there with them drinking. His dad shouted at me said I'm disgusting and hubs should leave me. I'm horrible. I'm selfish.alot more disgusting stuff. And my husband didn't defend me at all. I had some truths back. He locked me out the flat for 2 days so I couldn't talk to my husband. Blocked my number etc so I couldn't talk to hubs. They even told other family members not to answer my calls or the kids. They are alos my life line if i needed to get to hospital for any reason. All cut off. Hubs eventually came home. Never said sorry. Just said he'd visit his dad 3 times a week for a hour a time. I thought it's am improvement. But I feel so bitter. I have no trust in my husband there because of the other girl living on that block to. I'm not allowed near there his dad said. I found tin foil in my husbands coat he says I planted there. I've said why can't his dad come here? Hubs just says if he dosent bother his dad won't visit or call. So if he knows that why does he bother? It all erupted again last night. I think it's so he can use it as an excuse to drink and stay ages later as its his dad's birthday today. I just don't get why i get no support and he wants to be there all the time? Knowing full well his dad uses him and wouldn't bother with him if he didn't go there? He's never even bothered with his birthdays etc in the past (his own dad) his dad knows full well its destroying our marriage he was sitting and smirking at me when hubs told me to f off at the window a few weeks ago. Any advice on how to approach this with the husband better so he can understand I feel alone used unwanted I can't trust him there. I'm pregnant and I think his focus should be us as a family and his dad should come here to see him? Or maybe it's something we can't get past? Hubs blames me for the anitial argument and although he was sat next to his dad when he said this baby would be better dead. Dad's denied it point blank and hubby "didn't hear". Everything is my fault apparently. How I act what I said etc. His dad said vile things dosent bother and he's the golden boy!

OP posts:
HOLuco09 · 19/03/2025 11:08

Another note is when he's out all the time I'm just left alone in the house. There's nothing to do that time of night to get out. I dont have friends really. So while he's out having a jolly with his dad. I'm supposed to be happy I'm alone again!

OP posts:
AthenaPallas · 19/03/2025 11:23

You need to get rid of both these parasites from your life. It's never going to be any better that it is now, it will get progressively worse. Your husband is lying to you and probably taking class A drugs.
Start making plans for how you will manage your household when he's gone. Get all your finances separated and sorted. Let your family know what's going on and see if they can help.
I'm sorry to say this, but your marriage is long over and your husband is a shit of the highest order.

notatinydancer · 19/03/2025 14:50

What an absolute shit show for your poor kids.
Get rid of the useless husband , don’t talk to FIL ever again. Get some contraception sorted asap after the baby is born.

BodyKeepingScore · 19/03/2025 14:56

What exactly are you confused about? Your husband is an utter waste of space. And so is your father in law. Walk away from the both of them.

PissOffJeffrey · 20/03/2025 08:35

How sure are you that your husband isn’t still using heroin?

Disappearing to his dad’s every night, who is a known user, where you’re not allowed to be. Coming back intoxicated (he’s telling you it’s alcohol but are you sure of that?) Tin foil in his pocket. Doesn’t sound great does it.

Private1980 · 20/03/2025 08:36

It's will be hard but the only answer is LEAVE or kick him out

LurkyMcLurkinson · 20/03/2025 08:46

My questions would be
Why do you have such incredibly low standards for how you allow people to treat you?
What makes you think after all this time your husband is capable of change?
How do you think all this is going to impact the lives of your older children and unborn child?

ButThisIsMyHappyFace · 20/03/2025 08:48

Why are you putting up with this shit? Why are you giving a penny of your money to these useless scroungers? Do you want your baby to grow up thinking this is normal? If not for yourself then for your kids, get away as soon as you can - focus on being the best mum you can be and get on with a peaceful and happy life. Never ever allow these parasites to use you like this again. Give it a few years and they’ll be trying to pull all kinds of shit with your children. You have to protect them - it’s the most important job you have. Good luck!

MissDoubleU · 20/03/2025 08:51

It’s time to take your children and move back close with your own family. Get the fuck away from this mess. Leave your H and FIL to their very obvious drug abuse.

Phyllisve · 20/03/2025 08:55

HOLuco09 · 19/03/2025 11:08

Another note is when he's out all the time I'm just left alone in the house. There's nothing to do that time of night to get out. I dont have friends really. So while he's out having a jolly with his dad. I'm supposed to be happy I'm alone again!

Are you a saint? Do you enjoy pain?! I’ve never heard so much masochism before! And why have you had so many children with this loser?!

Phyllisve · 20/03/2025 08:56

notatinydancer · 19/03/2025 14:50

What an absolute shit show for your poor kids.
Get rid of the useless husband , don’t talk to FIL ever again. Get some contraception sorted asap after the baby is born.

Contraception? She shouldn’t be near enough to get pregnant !!!

notatinydancer · 20/03/2025 09:00

Phyllisve · 20/03/2025 08:56

Contraception? She shouldn’t be near enough to get pregnant !!!

Agreed , but 4th ‘unexpected’ child. Seems however bad things are they’re still sleeping together or they were 24 weeks ago.

Bananalanacake · 20/03/2025 09:01

I think you should move back home to your family and ignore the 2 druggies. Do you think your DH will fight for access to the baby.

AccountantMum · 20/03/2025 09:06

He doesn't want his dad to come to your house, or for you to go to theirs because they won't be able to take drugs I expect.
Anything you suggest which doesn't involve them being alone and away from your house will be met with hostility because they are both addicted to drugs it appears while your husband is trying to lay all the fault with his dad.

Pootles34 · 20/03/2025 09:11

Move back home with your family now, before baby is born. Get some legal advice. You must get your children away from these men.

Azandme · 20/03/2025 09:13

Value yourself more than this pair of shits. They bring NOTHING positive to your life.

Your children deserve better, and bringing a new baby into this is wrong so get out now.

And don't refer to the person he had a brief relationship with as "loose" - it's misogynistic and unnecessary. HE is the one who is married to you, all the blame is squarely his.

Endofyear · 20/03/2025 09:15

Surely this can't be real? If it is, then you are being taken for a right mug OP. No-one in their right mind would want to be involved with these two men. Your husband is obviously using drugs and cheating on you. You need to walk away and leave them to it, concentrate on looking after yourself and you kids and new baby when it comes. Don't allow these men any more involvement in your lives.

RoachFish · 20/03/2025 09:16

Pootles34 · 20/03/2025 09:11

Move back home with your family now, before baby is born. Get some legal advice. You must get your children away from these men.

Yea, I think this is the only way to do it. Luckily your older kids are teenagers so they can choose who they live with (hopefully it will be with you) and until your baby is born you can move them.

Once a person gets to the point of taking heroin they are not well enough to be anywhere near children. Your husband is an addict, you risk all your children will be removed if you let them live near that. You are not causing the problems but you are still very much complicit by not protecting the kids.

Wells37 · 20/03/2025 09:25

Get as far away as possible from them both!

Iamnotalemming · 20/03/2025 09:30

I think you are focusing on the wrong things. If your DH and DFIL are drug addicts you cannot stop them, they have to do it, and it doesn't sound like they want to.
You do not sound happy. How are your DC? And you have another on the way. You need to focus on your DC and yourself.

LAMPS1 · 20/03/2025 09:34

The only reason you have this problem is because you are afraid of being alone.
But you are already alone OP.
You are already doing ‘alone’
Ask yourself what it is that you fear. All those fears are fixable and can be dissolved away in time.

The two of them are a waste of your energy and time and emotion. Stop relying on your vile, unreliable, cheating, druggie husband for company.
You are better off alone because you will then be free to think straight, make your own decisions and friends.
He is NEVER going to come home with his tail between his legs apologising sincerely and wanting to make a new fresh start. They are both using you, mocking you and disrespecting you. It won’t change while you enable them to do it. Get rid of them OP. They deserve each other.

So try to understand that and make the changes necessary to free yourself of the burden that he is.
Furthermore, you have the responsibility to protect your children from them.
It would be good if you could stop concerning yourself with how wronged you are and instead, put that energy into making plans to do the right thing by your children - getting away from their terribly damaging influence.
Good Luck !

Redfred00 · 20/03/2025 09:41

Your husband and his dad are using heroin together. Surely you know that. He's not prioritising his dad over you. He's prioritising his next hit. He's a drug addiction. Leave him. I'm sure you are your kiss will be better off.

Also, don't refer to other women as loose woman. She can fuck who she wants. She isn't married to you.

MultilingualMummy · 20/03/2025 09:42

Alert social services over your concerns around your husbands drug use so they can assist you with cutting him out of your lives. Make a plan to move closer to your family and divorce this awful man.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 20/03/2025 09:52

Wtaf!! What are you thinking? Move back to your own family's area and rid yourself, and more importantly your kids of these obvious junkies.
Do you really need mumsnetters advice on this??

Starlight7080 · 20/03/2025 10:15

What did I just read ! How old are you ? How old are your kids ? Do they live with you?
Why would you have another baby with this man. He is obviously has a drug addiction . He probably goes to his dad's so much to use drugs

It's mental you would want either men near your children

Social services should be involved if you stay with him.
Insane on so many levels.
Just leave !

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