At the moment my 6 month old stays at her dads one night a week. It is always Tuesday's as he asked me to arrange a day so he could book it off work and he hasn't booked it off at all. He never comes to collect his own child and never looks after his own child, he's a functioning alcoholic so is often in the pub if not a work. He still lives with his mum (he's 26) and he has a son who has a bed in his room. So neither children have their own room and my daughter is in her own room now so I would expect the same at her dad's house (if he had one). I also have his mum on FB and she posted that status last night knowing full well she is collecting my DD this morning for the night and that I can see that status. They have his son Friday to Sunday (they had him all last week) so there's clearly extreme favouritism as they haven't seen my DD in a week but had his son two days ago for a whole week. Their house is a tip and they smoke in there when the children are asleep. Should I just refuse overnight stay until he has his own place or all together? I really don't know why I should suffer by letting my baby go overnight when she should still be with her mum when it's not appreciated. I'm feeling a contact centre where I know he's actually interesting with his own kids. He also gives me £60 a month which is total BS🙄
@tam443, @daniluvsdis, @gabilicious I'm still waiting for him to get his lazy ass out up and awake to text me back and she usually gets picked up in an hour so I don't think I will be sending her thanks girls😌 I didn't know if I was being too harsh or not x
@mamapop, I wouldn't let her go and try to arrange a contact centre! Go for child maintenance too! I'd start doing everything legally as he doesn't seem bothered otherwise!!xx
Yeah definitely ring up contact centre and see if you could apply child maintenance from him, cause this is ridiculous, you can also say no to your daughter going tonight if you don't think she's getting enough attention or being looked after proper, especially if they smoke in the house it might not be the safest of environmental also if your ex drinks, contact centre would be there to supervise what's going on xx
@gabilicious, To say he's already got a 3 year old that he has regular contact with he's just so childish and disorganised, like I don't know who's coming to pick my daughter up today or when or how long for its been like this for 3 months and I've kept my cool. Last night was the final straw though after that status basically stating it doesn't bother her whether my DD comes or not all she cares about is her grandson so I'm concerned is she getting all the attention she needs if they're both there? Last night he also told me, yes told, that I'd have to take my DD into town when he finishes work on the bus an hour before she's meant to be in bed. I told him no because I'm exhausted from raising his child for him all week he can come and get her or not have her at all, what a prat😡😡 there's no proof that he's ever actually around the children, no photos or anything so I am thinking contact centre. Would I be able to be there too or watch what is going on? I've not seem him interact with her since she was a tiny baby xx
Do what you feel is best for your child, if I was in that situation there's no way I'd let my child go there especially overnight, think might be worth visiting contact centre xx