Can't deal with this favoritism and can't help myself from getting involved. DH is blind to the fact that he spoils his daughter and neglects/excludes his younger son. His younger son acts out in anger and resentment(too young to express emotions) and then gets in trouble for it.
I don't know how to stay out of it or above it, especially when it's so right in my face. DH sends me a pic of his daughter at their "daddy-daughter" excursion and it's all I can do to not write back "well, at least one of your kids is happy."
I seriously can't get past this. Help me figure out how, please.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^Couldn't have
^^^^^^^^^^^^^Couldn't have said it better myself^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Behind every bitch is a woman who got tired of being broken"
"Wine is to women like duct tape is to men - it fixes everything"
It just makes me sad to see
It just makes me sad to see one kid so neglected. And it makes me question my commitment to a man who would do this -- and if it's this bad now (she's young), how is it gonna be when she's 16 ?
Step-parenting WOULD be the worst job in the world -- if one actually were paid for it.
Isn't it natural for him to
Isn't it natural for him to favor her over me? She's his daughter... I thought that was part of it.
Step-parenting WOULD be the worst job in the world -- if one actually were paid for it.
SS4 and SD7. She definitely
SS4 and SD7. She definitely is like a mini-girlfriend and she is so mean to her brother. They are around half of the time.
But I'm starting to sound like a huge nag about this issue. I can't seem to rise above it. He was going to take SD to Disneyland while SS was at daycare and I was like, 'are you kidding? you're taking one kid to Disney but not the other?'.... no wonder his son is peeing on his daughter's toys. Rrrrrrr.
Step-parenting WOULD be the worst job in the world -- if one actually were paid for it.
Just do your best to let the
Just do your best to let the boy know that he matters. Take him under your wing and make him feel cared for. He will be a better person later on for it.
He'll remember who loved him and who didn't.
Thanks for that.
Thanks for that.
Step-parenting WOULD be the worst job in the world -- if one actually were paid for it.