I have a beautiful daughter who has just turned three this last week. When she was born, her father and I were married. But by the time Kailiee (our daughter) was 6 months old, we divorced and shared custody. Due to work, my ex had to move up north for a seasonal shift. Whenever he came down here, he would stay in my guest room since he didn't have much founds to live by himself.
I am in no way shape or form against him staying here. He's completely 100% hands on with Kailiee. He's there for her, does the dishes, cleans the house, puts her to bed, shops for groceries..ect. He's truely not a bad father, in fact, I wish my father was more like him when I was growing up.
Kailiee understand that Mommy and Daddy are just friends, hence why daddy sleeps in his own room.
My ex and I, however, aren't truely over each other. At least, I still have a few heart strings that belong to him. I feel like I always will. He's the father of my child, after all! But last night urked me and I really don't know what to do about it.
I came home late from work and saw Kailiee in bed. I normally just check in with my ex to make sure things were okay, and that he knew that I was home. But when I opened his door, there was another girl in bed with him. I obviously just quietly shut the door, but I am really upset over this. This morning I didn't hear her leave, and by the time Kailiee and I were up, there was no women here. I asked him about it, but in a way of "I noticed there was a car outside last night..." instead of a "Who are you sleeping with?". He just said it was an old friend that wanted to stop by, ect.
I understand that technically this house is shared between us, but my main concern is about Kailiee. I don't want her to see him with another women, and I definitely don't want to see him with another women myself. I don't know if it's me just being upset over it, or if it's a legit concern to have. I don't know... my mind is just racing with problems.
It's a legit concern for sure. At least give yourself that. You have a lot on your plate. It is completely natural and very much legit to want to protect your child from seeing her dad with someone else. This would hurt her very much. You need to talk this incident out with him, if at all possible, and let him know that you do not want another close call like that again for the sake of your child. She doesn't deserve to suffer the repercussions of this, so neither of you can stand him making this a pattern if he is staying in your house. It sounds like this is one of the only things you can do. And hopefully, he will be civil enough to agree to this. And I also hope that you can get back together and that you will find closure with your unsettled feelings, but if not, try not to be too upset but continue to look out for and love you child, and stay hopeful for the future. I am wishing you the best outcome soon. Hope this helps.