A 2.5 year old is having a tantrum about not getting a snack before breakfast. Dad wakes up screaming at him to shut up, grabs him by his legs and throws him in his room in the dark to cry by himself.
He also yells at me not to take him out until he’s done crying.
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If my other half did it I’d be calling the police

Yeah I'd be gearing up for divorce and I might assault him. I have anger issues and my kids are obe of my triggers. I would fuck his entire world up and id be calling his mom

That’s abusive and he will do it again if you let him get away with it
Yup i agree with all of you. It is abusive and i will never let him do that to my son again as i am preparing to leave him. I did tell his mom as well.

Oh this makes me want to cry for your son 😢

Don’t say anything to him straight away about leaving cause that can cause more abuse, make a plan in secret until it’s all ready to go. Hope you and little one are ok ❤️

He threw him by his legs??! That’s a scary overreaction. It doesn’t sound safe for either of you. Not ok at all.

I would simply fight my man. Do not do that to my child wtf??? Thats abuse
unfortunately i live 3000 miles from my whole family. At this point the only option i have left is to quietly plan my escape.

He could’ve left him crying in the kitchen, and then go back to him and hug him and say gently, “No, we are having breakfast first then you can have your snacks after” - at least that works with my daughter. There was no need to pick him up like that and throw him into the dark room to cry alone. Adults don’t even enjoy that, and you expect children to understand? Pack your bags ASAP!! For the sake of the both of you! Take care! I hope you gave him a big cuddle afterwards

No way would I allow that to happen to my kid! He’s 2 what the f*#k

That’s abuse

Is your son ok?
yes he’s okay, i went in straight away and gave him a big hug

I’m glad he is.
He may be a bit more clingy to you after what happened and definitely will be wary of his dad.
I hope you’re able to get things sorted, I do worry though that once something like this has happened once it usually happens again. Please don’t leave them alone together and keep yourself safe too.
he’s already very clingy to me, his dad spends little to no time with him anyways.

My first husband did shit like this and i promise you you are better off leaving because it gets worse

I would leave immediately. No one treats my baby that way. Especially because that behavior is only going to escalate. You need to get out.

Leave dad & protect son. ASAP

Omg I clicked the wrong button by mistake - please ignore that!!! No this is terrible, and not okay. He should not be shouting or throwing your son anywhere!! my boy has tantrums like this all the time it’s just the age they are at. Hope you are ok and have support ❤️

Are your family in another country Incog?
Has he ever done anything like this before? Your poor son! What if he had thrown him hard and hit his head against the wall? It doesn’t bear thinking about. 😢
What did his mother say when you told her?
We live in the same country just opposite ends.
He has lost his temper like this before, he can’t handle his own emotions when my son is having an age appropriate tantrum.
I’m trying my best to get my son and I out of this situation😓
His mom didn’t really say much, she’s usually on my side in situations but i’m not sure why she didn’t respond.