I’m not sure what to do anymore.
My son’s dad is just making my life a nightmare. My son and I live at my apartment and his dad lives with his mom and grandma.
Well my son’s dad isn’t working. He actually isn’t doing anything with his life at the moment.
He’s supposed to be the one helping me but that isn’t working out.
My son isn’t allowed to go to his dad’s house alone because I don’t trust him to watch our boy alone. Yes he has family but they don’t always have my son. My son is special needs, almost 4 yrs old, non verbal.
Well I get SSI and food benefits from the state. Basically my son’s dad thinks I need to provide them food at his house. I’m already struggling with gas. Something my ex cannot help with. He can’t help with nothing since he’s not working.
Then on top of all that my son’s dad is a man child, a real Peter Pan. So he throws tantrums and all that yelling. So emotional abuse too.
Now I tell this guy we are done. Shit I been moved out over a year now. He tells me we’re not done and he continues to do this cycle to me then the coercin is bad too. Sex, almost everything is abusive.
Now I understand I have to communicate with him but how in the hell can I convince him we are NOT together. He just doesn’t get it, I’ve even translated my sentences to a variety of different languages.
I’m not sure how I can prove to him that he’s not my problem anymore?
Also no, I don’t want to go with my son to his dads, I want to work on myself and be with someone else one day.
How can I escape him with the bare minimum communication?
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I feel soo sorry for you some days these man can become soo toxic I don’t know how was their upbringing how was their family’s women treating that they think it’s normal to behave this way don’t know what to say you’re going through soo much but I think you should move to a different city

Why do you have to prove it? You don’t need to convince him. Just move on and he’ll get the idea. If he’s harassing you still maybe you can involve the legal system. I’ve heard of parenting apps where all communication for coparenting is through the app
I have to prove it because he doesn’t believe me and I’m scared he will do something to me if he don’t accept it

If you are fearful of his reaction and he isn’t safe to be around your child it sounds like it’s time to file papers that protect you as the sole custodial parent and that should end the need to involve him outside of your discretion.

You don’t need 2 prove anything 2 him. You simply saying it’s done is all you need. You shouldn’t be providing a grown man food/ money when he is more than capable 2 get a job and he isn’t even living with yall. your food stamps/ ssi are for you and your son. If I were you I would have a 3rd party involved so you don’t have 2 keep as communicating with him. I’m sorry you are going through all that 🩵

Tell him you'll only be responding to his messages once a week, eg on Sunday nights, and ignore all of his messages until then. Minimize phone conversations. Get on a parenting app if you think you will need to go to court for either custody or just harassment.
"We are not together." "I'm not doing that." That won't be possible." ...are all good phrases to repeat, though there are many others. Keep it brief and firm. And no more sex! That is just confusing him.

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