My girlfriend hurt my son
I feel like the worst f-ing person ever.
I have been a single dad for 10 years due to my wife dying when our two sons were 4. My sons are my whole world. I probably would have killed myself when my wife died if it wasn’t for them. I have never been able to get back out and date, until last year.
I started dating my (now ex) girlfriend a year ago. She seemed like an amazing person and as I slowly introduced her to my kids she seemed like she loved them. She always knew I had kids so she could have backed out at any time. She moved in a few months ago and I thought everything was great.
Yesterday I came home from work and I found one of my kids sobbing on the couch while his brother was hugging him. I asked him what was wrong, hoping it was a relationship issue or something. What happened was so much worse.
Apparently, my girlfriend was home from work early and was there with my kids. She was asking him to do some chores but he was playing a video game and wasn’t wanting to. I understand the frustration, but I couldn’t believe what she had done. She started calling him useless and saying how we’re going to kick him out and then hit him.
I almost collapsed right there. She f-ing hit my son. I don’t care what he did you don’t put hands on a child.
When she got home I confronted her and when she confirmed it I told her to get the hell out of my house and never contact me again before I call the cops on her. It was taking all of my strength to not completely go off on her.
I hate myself. I hate myself for putting my son through that. He doesn’t deserve that. I have taken off the next week from work as I want to be with him and make sure he’s ok. He wanted to sleep in my bad last night so right now he’s laying next to me asleep. I plan on doing anything he wants to do for the next few days to make up that. I know it won’t make up for what happened, but it’s a start.
I will never let someone hurt my son in my house again.