MummyMummy
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i know alot of you have step children/children to diff dads so thought i'd ask this question here as not quite sure what board to postit on.
i posted the other day in preg forum about trying to get the balance right between new baby and 3year old and was reassured that things would find their own way and work themselves out. i told mr.man what the girlies had said and then we spoke about this problem...
as you all know 3year old isn't mr.mans - though he does all the daddy things. 3year old sees his dad once a week (tue), then week after twice (tue and sat) (not our doing, he knows he can see son whenever for however long. he just chooses not to) well whenever he takes him out he only ever takes him walking around our local town or to the ball pool play area and sometimes the cinema. never for a trip out of town/to aqauarium/zoo etc etc (although time and time again we have offered to drive them both to the above type places and pick them up if transport is aproblem etc.)
atm as i have spd/pgp we don't go out anywhere, but when baby is born that will all change so we will be able to go out to more places. places including park/feeding ducks/zoo/aqaurium/safari parks/trips out etc etc. family things like that.
is it bad that we would take new baby to the above fun places while all 3year old gets with his daddy is a walk around? weekends arethe only time mr.man has off. should we only take new baby out everyother week so that both babys are out? should we not take new babyto them kinds ofplaces at weekends at all so both babys don't do anything? (if it's not at weekends means mr.man wont be with us) i feel bad cause when 3year was lil me and ex often took him to see the fishys and animals at zoos etc etc. no point in talking to ex about the 'problem' as he's bloodystupid. it takes him all his time (andme phoning/texting/shouting/calling at his work to gethim to make an effort and actually acknowledge that the baby is missing him... although that acknowledgement lasts all of 3minutes) i don't want to stop 3year old spending that time with his daddy, it'simportant he does and knows his bio daddy etc etc and def not my place to stop them getting to know eachother/bonding so me saying to his dad 'we want *name* this week you can't have him' isn't an option.
any advice?
of course older 3year old gets more he's going to notice. me and mr.man have both said we wouldn't lie about where we have been etc etc.
xXx
i posted the other day in preg forum about trying to get the balance right between new baby and 3year old and was reassured that things would find their own way and work themselves out. i told mr.man what the girlies had said and then we spoke about this problem...
as you all know 3year old isn't mr.mans - though he does all the daddy things. 3year old sees his dad once a week (tue), then week after twice (tue and sat) (not our doing, he knows he can see son whenever for however long. he just chooses not to) well whenever he takes him out he only ever takes him walking around our local town or to the ball pool play area and sometimes the cinema. never for a trip out of town/to aqauarium/zoo etc etc (although time and time again we have offered to drive them both to the above type places and pick them up if transport is aproblem etc.)
atm as i have spd/pgp we don't go out anywhere, but when baby is born that will all change so we will be able to go out to more places. places including park/feeding ducks/zoo/aqaurium/safari parks/trips out etc etc. family things like that.
is it bad that we would take new baby to the above fun places while all 3year old gets with his daddy is a walk around? weekends arethe only time mr.man has off. should we only take new baby out everyother week so that both babys are out? should we not take new babyto them kinds ofplaces at weekends at all so both babys don't do anything? (if it's not at weekends means mr.man wont be with us) i feel bad cause when 3year was lil me and ex often took him to see the fishys and animals at zoos etc etc. no point in talking to ex about the 'problem' as he's bloodystupid. it takes him all his time (andme phoning/texting/shouting/calling at his work to gethim to make an effort and actually acknowledge that the baby is missing him... although that acknowledgement lasts all of 3minutes) i don't want to stop 3year old spending that time with his daddy, it'simportant he does and knows his bio daddy etc etc and def not my place to stop them getting to know eachother/bonding so me saying to his dad 'we want *name* this week you can't have him' isn't an option.
any advice?
of course older 3year old gets more he's going to notice. me and mr.man have both said we wouldn't lie about where we have been etc etc.
xXx