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I Am Going Through a Divorce Right Now

I currently house share with my soon to be ex wife until the divorce is finalised.
She has a boyfriend that she has been seeing for over a year and in the last two months he has met our children and he has stayed over at hour house when I am away.
So this morning she asked me if I was going out soon to sleep over at a friend's house because her boyfriend would like to come stay at our house, she added : ''it has been a bit since he saw the children'' (By that she meant our children and he saw them last week on Friday night). It bugged me immensely but I couldn't' quite put words on what it was. Then I realised what annoys me about it, it is that she is asking me the father of the children to allow them time with someone who isn't' their father.
Besides the obvious fact that she prioritises her boyfriend over me in our children's life, it also raises worries about her trying to make him a 'substitute father'.
She is a very aggressive and argumentative person, which forces me to take my time before answering any such situation. But I am concerned that she will try to undermine my role in the children's life as a father. Hopefully they can see through that.
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booboo · M
wow...what a tough spot to be in..my heart goes out to you as i'm sure you're heartsick about the whole situation, most caring fathers are... and the aggressiveness of the your ex will bring drama for sure..eventually, your children will see the truth and will be drawn to the loving parent...my son is experiencing something similar so I understand....message me anytime you need to just vent...i know how important it is for someone in your place to have a listening ear...
MrSquishy · 56-60, M
@booboo Its ok thanks. It is now a matter of moving away from her toxicity.
booboo · M
@MrSquishy Yeah, my son's daughters are 3 and 6 and it's been rough on them...he put in the divorce agreement that she cannot move more than 10 miles from him (her kin live 2000 miles away)...they share joint custody...if she does, he gets custody and she must pay child support...there's lots of other shit she's trying to pull so I told him next time she makes an unreasonable offer, say "what if I suggested that? Would you agree to it?" That usually shuts her up with her stupid selfish requests....not always, but usually...
MrSquishy · 56-60, M
@booboo it is sad that law allows one parent to use the children to punish or hurt the other parent. It seems obvious that no parent should be deprived of visitation unless they harm the children.