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dictated by DPs child?

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Snicci · 27/02/2014 23:32

Does anyone feel like me or been in a similar situation and dealt with it?!

We have had some problems which you will see in previous posts if you search.

In an argument (verge of splitting rand taking DD away from the atmosphere in the home arm), DP mentioned I cannot work weekend evenings when mat. Pay ends as his DD who doesn't live her doesn't want to come when he is looking after our DD (5 months) on his own.

I have her every single day of the week. I get up in the morning and put her to bed at night. She is absolutely no problem, we have been blessed with her sleeping from 5 weeks through the night.

There has been 3 nights at the most (2 helping previous employer) where I have been out on a weekend night until say, midnight.

I have been invited on a night out in a few weeks and want to go. But I am being made to feel guilty that his DD won't come over that weekend if he has to look after our DD. I feel like his DD has a say on what I can and can't do!

He had a cheek to suggest he went away for a football weekend with friends. He won't talk to me about it. Says to forget it, doesn't want to talk about it, should never have mentioned it and I am made to feel the bad one.

I don't feel that wanting to have a night with my friend once in a while is wrong? I do all the grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, ironing. All the looking after of DD including looking after his over the holidays. He goes to the pubEVERY day for two pints, more on a Friday and sometimes Sat/Sun!! Surely I am not being unreasonable?

Am I being controlled? I'm finding life so difficult Sad

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caramelwaffle · 04/03/2014 14:21

Bahhhhh makes an excellent point.

Bahhhhhumbug · 06/03/2014 23:10

thank you caramel I do mi best Grin

PurplePidjin · 06/03/2014 23:16

Simple - refuse to look after his dd when you've got the new baby as well. Sauce for the goose and all that Wink

Bahhhhhumbug · 06/03/2014 23:18

Actually reading OP again is his proposed football weekend the same weekend you are supposed to be going out because if so I smell a rat ? maybe he is trying to put the mockers on your night out so he can go away himself ?

OTOH if they are different weekends - then as you were !

Bahhhhhumbug · 06/03/2014 23:21

PurplePidjin agree , not ideal to be reduced to playing tit for tat in a relationship but sometimes it's the only way to make them see how ridiculous they are being.

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