New to this site, but I need impartial advice. I have been with my partner for 6 years. My son was 6 when we got together and he has 2 sons of the same age.
He was always awkward around my son and my son could feel that. It's gradually got worse over the years, even resulting in my partner calling my son nasty names when he has had a drink and saying I'm a rubbish parent and he's the better parent. I was young when I had him and he is my best friend.
He actually flipped my son off when he had a drink once. I did see this, but didn't want to rock the boat. I basically walked on egg shells, trying to keep my son happy upstairs and my partner happy downstairs. It's been hard.
Due to lockdown, I actually snapped after he called my son a thief and obnoxious (my son ate one of his kids chocolates out of the fridge).
I grabbed my son and walked out of the house.
It's been over a month and I still have not gone home, but that's what he expects to happen. I was hoping that I would have decided what I want to do by now, but I am still torn. My partner says that we can try and blend the families again, but I know that he doesn't like him, so it's hard for me to know that it will work. If it doesn't, I might never find the guts to leave again and stay in this cycle for another 6 years before I snap again. What do I do? No criticism please 😊