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I spoke too damn soon!

shielded2009's picture

Ugh!

SD has been such a freaking pain...My sister and aunt (both children and family therapists) have gone into professional mode just to keep everything somewhat drama free today...

She keeps bossing and fighting with my cousins who are avoiding her like the plague...My aunt has been trying to get them to play with her or something, but they're through with her...It was a stretch as it was as they're so much older than she is...They'll let her hang with them, then 5 minutes later, she's yelling and bossing them, and they're walking away...

DH has been spending a lot of time with her...My family has been very sweet to her and loving to her...

The problem that I see is that she's not the center of attention, and she's responding to that fact...She's been vying for the attention that DS gets...Vying for the attention my cousins get...Vying for the attention the freaking dogs get...

My mom even took out some time to spend with her...MY MOM!!!

DH's Aunt and uncle are over here now and I assumed they'd take an interest in her...Not much...MIL was over yesterday, and I assumed she'd take an interest in her...Not much...

BUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF ARE...

My Grandma even made a comment asking if SD had a "problem"...My 85 year old grandmother is noticing that this child has issues...

My mom thinks she's been acting out because she's jealous of DS...When my mom was spending time with her she said, "Everybody has been talking about DS2...Everybody has been wanting to be with DS2."

That makes sense...It's unfortunate, but it is what it is...She wants ALL of the attention...ALL OF IT...It's wearing me out...

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StepOnMe101's picture

DH and I don't have children yet, but we plan to in the near future. We spent Christmas with my cousin and her baby daughter. DH was holding the baby for a while and googling over her as most people do with babies, and I could see how jealous SD8 was. She tried to sit on DHs lap while he was holding the baby and practically sat on top of the baby. She was laying on him and it seemed like she was almost trying to make it impossible to continue holding the baby so he would have to put her down. I can only IMAGINE how SD will act when she finally gets a brother or sister. It's going to be pretty pathetic. She will be almost 10 by that point...I hope she doesn't cause major problems for us as a family...ugh.......