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Please help at breaking point

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minnie1813 · 21/03/2024 09:32

So me and my partner have been together 4 years..I have one son he has two girls 8 and 5 no children together. For the first 2 years his ex wouldn't allow him to have the girls it was a nightmare. Now we have them every single weekend Fri to Sunday. I have a two bed house so I sleep in with my son (10) his girls have our bedroom and sleep with him. The situation now is too much for me I can't cope every single weekend I basically have to pack my stuff as they sleep in as they go to bed so late, I have to be out sat and Sunday morning for my sons football. The house is a total mess they are nice girls but just don't respect anything clothes get chucked everywhere, rubbish gets left, they don't flush toilets. Which to me at their age should just be normal to do those things. It takes me most of Sunday to tidy the house get rid of the sticky hand prints the mess and to change all the bed sheets. Then most Sundays my partner just drops them home and goes to the pub. I feel like there is no respect for me, I do everything get the shopping in and when it comes to birthdays I wrap and buy the presents and get balloons etc. I even buy mother's days presents for them to take home. For example last weekend I washed 8 outfits that one of the girls kept changing all were dirty and messy with food. And the youngest still wears a nappy to bed and just weed in it in the morning basically because "I just wanted to do it in my nappy" which obviously meant my bed was soaked. I am at breaking point I I just cry. There is no talking to my partner he just seems to get angry even when I suggested that once in a while they go home on a Saturday and just stay the one night. I work full time and my partner now works away for most of the week and then at the weekend I can't even get into bed with him...I just don't even know anymore. ☹️

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ChampagneGold · 21/03/2024 15:16

minnie1813 · 21/03/2024 14:25

@CantGetDecentNickname you have literally hit the nail on the head.
And I know what I am going to do and what needs to be done!

Good for you - don't let him continue to walk all over you.

No way would I put up with this shit.

Gettingonmygoat · 21/03/2024 15:29

Minnie Both you and your son will have a much happier Easter because he has gone. ell done for making the right decision.

Springtime43 · 21/03/2024 15:36

No way would I put up with this shit.

Me neither

TheShellBeach · 21/03/2024 15:49

Well done, OP!

You've got the right idea now.
Good luck with the official kicking out.

Prelapsarianhag · 21/03/2024 16:55

Everyone is behind you OP - kick the cocklodger out.

Daleksatemyshed · 21/03/2024 17:34

Don't let him sweet talk you Op, just change the locks and get him out. I'm sure your DS will be really happy when it's just the two of you again

minnie1813 · 21/03/2024 17:38

Honestly thank you all...I genuinely just needed to know it wasn't me being unfair or over dramatic l. I know I haven't been and it's time to get my house and happiness back without the dread of every Friday knowing they will be back. 😘

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Bananalanacake · 21/03/2024 18:15

It is not fair to call him a cocklodger, op hasn't said if he contributes or not, for all we know he could be paying 1,500 pounds a month towards bills and food.

minnie1813 · 21/03/2024 18:17

Oh he does contribute a lot in fact and I never have to worry about that side of things.

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Tempnamechng · 21/03/2024 18:20

Well done on making the right decision op. This situation isn't sustainable, so do it sooner rather than later. Cancel the girls coming and get him to move out this weekend, otherwise it'll drag out. Think how happy you and your ds will be when you get your home back to yourselves. :-)
Keep us posted.

endofthelinefinally · 21/03/2024 18:45

You can just tell him he would be better spending his money on a home for himself and his dc where they can have enough space.

RainingCatsandfrogs · 21/03/2024 18:51

You can still have a relationship if you wanted to, but live in separate homes.
this would be much easier for everyone, except your partner of course.

0sm0nthus · 21/03/2024 21:11

minnie1813 · 21/03/2024 18:17

Oh he does contribute a lot in fact and I never have to worry about that side of things.

that's good, he cant claim that he cant afford his own place then!

0sm0nthus · 21/03/2024 21:12

RainingCatsandfrogs · 21/03/2024 18:51

You can still have a relationship if you wanted to, but live in separate homes.
this would be much easier for everyone, except your partner of course.

Wouldnt it be interesting to see how he responded to that suggestion! His life would get much harder and OP's easier by the same amount

LiveLaughCryalot · 22/03/2024 09:06

Agree with everything that @CantGetDecentNickname has written. Come on OP, how have you ended up in this situation? I wouldn't be leaving my own bed for anyone, nevermind a bloody bed wetter (NOT the fault of the child I might add, just incredibly lazy parents).
Do not let him talk you round, this is him, he thinks nothing of taking your time or that of your own child's. He will not change long term. This type of man targets specific women. Women who have their own house and dc and sorry to be blunt OP, are people pleasers aka, doormats.
Get him gone for your own kids sake if not for your own.

Springtime43 · 22/03/2024 09:10

RainingCatsandfrogs · 21/03/2024 18:51

You can still have a relationship if you wanted to, but live in separate homes.
this would be much easier for everyone, except your partner of course.

This. You don't need to end the relationship if you don't want to, but it clearly doesn't work having everyone at your house with no parenting from him

Springtime43 · 22/03/2024 09:11

PS - and does he really need to have the girls EVERY weekend?

minnie1813 · 03/04/2024 06:50

UPDATE

I have tried and tried even though I should have kicked him out a part of me wants to try Confused anyway we spoke last night so I said to him..that of course his children are a priority but I should be too our relationship should be..and I suggested having his girls not all weekend every weekend maybe like sat to sun or fri to sat to gives me and him time. I told him we don't even get to sleep on the same bed at weekend because they move into our room he said we go to bed in the week what does the weekend matter. He also said oh well I won't go to the pub on a Sunday like it was a compromise and he will only not have the girls if "I" want to go out not him wanting to take me out spend time with me. I feel like I am begging him to want to spend time with me. I also mentioned about the mess and the state of the house dirty nappies being left on the floor etc he said it's just kids kids make mess...erm no it's called being filthy and lazy not putting things in a bin or throwing clothes everywhere they are 8 and 5 not toddlers.
I know you will all call me stupid for still being here but I love him and trying to find a solution but I genuinely don't think I'll get one. I told him I feel like a slave and I'm just cleaning up mess from his children but again just don't really a response. He said he would buy a bed or something for downstairs so him and the girls can sleep down there like why do they need to sleep with him I don't think I'm being unreasonable wanting to go and get in bed with my partner...

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LittleWeed2 · 03/04/2024 06:54

Get them out. for the sake of your son - for the sake of the girls - they are being taught an abnormal lifestyle.
You are prioritising YOUR love life over everyone else.

haveyoutriedturningitoffandonagain · 03/04/2024 06:56

harriethoyle · 21/03/2024 09:36

You need to ask him to move out and prioritise yourself and your son. Your DP sounds like a nightmare.

This. Your "D"P is using you. If you won't do that for whatever reason then you need to at least "let" him parent his own children. Why are you doing their washing? Why can't he shop the weekends they are here. My DH insisted that when his children were with him HE did the "parenting" chores for them.

haveyoutriedturningitoffandonagain · 03/04/2024 06:57

LittleWeed2 · 03/04/2024 06:54

Get them out. for the sake of your son - for the sake of the girls - they are being taught an abnormal lifestyle.
You are prioritising YOUR love life over everyone else.

And its not even a love life at this point

Mylovelygreendress · 03/04/2024 06:57

What about your poor son in all this ?

Toogles · 03/04/2024 06:59

You tried to speak to him and he didn't properly listen or respond. Says it all really.

He doesn't care about you.

Starseeking · 03/04/2024 07:01

Surely no man is better than putting up with this man?!?

He will never change. You either put up with it and stop complaining (you know what he is like), or tell him to leave YOUR house.

minnie1813 · 03/04/2024 07:03

@Mylovelygreendress
He's been in my son's life so my son even said speak to him. Clearly done nothing though..my son is very switched on maybe too much like me trying to find a solution when really it should be just...goodbye

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