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nzpw - April 6

Hi I'll give some detail before I get to the circ_mstances of the today. My girlfriend and I have been together for nearly 4 years. After about 14 months together we decided to move in with each other. She has two children from a previous relationship. Which ended just before our relationship began. Her ex, couldn't let go and being the father of the children, was in constant contact. Anywho after a further six months (20 months together) we split up, and she got cosy with her ex again. I moved out, but after three months, she realised that I was the one for her and we slowly got back together, and I continued living elsewhere. Over the last two years, the kids have slept in the same bed with their mother. The kids are on week about, so I get one week of sleeping next to her and one week of sleeping back a my place. The kids are now 6 & 9, their parents have been split up for effectively 4 years now. In fact in December his girlfriend moved in with him and brought her 3 children with her. She is currently 33 weeks pregnant with my child. We had talked about me moving back in, her words were to the effect, you'll have to move back in or you'll end up paying child support. So today I said, I was thinking about moving at the end of April. She asked me to where? I said here, she got all angry and said NO. I said why not, and she said because the kids have enough to deal with having a new baby. I said, but what about me, do I not get to see our son. She basically said I was an adult and would just have to deal with it. We haven't spoken since, as she stormed off to the bedroom, and I left. Am I being unreasonable? Wanting to be in the same house as my family. I think she's caused a heap of problems by letting the kids sleep with her to this age, not preparing for me to return and I think that the kids can deal with me moving back in. Am I being selfish? Or is she being unreasonable? Yes we could have talked more about it previously... but it seemed better to not knock the hormones at that point in time. I think I'm tired of the mood swings, the trying to read her mind, and the general being the last consideration.

 

clindholm - April 6

In my opinion you are not being unreasonable at all. Certainly the children are old enough that breaking the co-sleeping should be done and probably should have already been done. What is the story with "We had talked about me moving back in, her words were to the effect, you'll have to move back in or you'll end up paying child support." and now she is saying that you cannot move in? Does she want to be together or not? Does she just want your $$$? Certainly a new baby will be an adjust for the kids, but I'm sure her going back and forth between men was much tougher on them. She just needs to level with you let you know where your relationship is going. Sorry I'm not much help.

 

jenna32 - April 21

A lot of women do break the cycle of co-sleeping by now but personally if everyone there is happy i don't see why she should quit. I plan to keep going with it as long as my daughter wants to, whenever she feels ready to quit. Well i realize you are unhappy though,i guess you two will have to work it out,just makinga point :)

 

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