I am a single mum of a 7 1/2yr old boy. He is a very articulate and bright little boy, a real gem...well for everybody except me......
He and i have always been just the 2 of us bar 2 yrs of marriage before my husband and i split up. In some ways he seems to think of himself as my partner rather than my son and this is not good as we all know. I have been seeing someone for a while now and he has now moved in with us. My ds gets on wonderfully with him but he still likes to be there all the time. I guess i am as guilty as him with the "us" thing as i always refer to him and I rather than him, my partner and I....i don't mean to do this..its just habit, i guess. My partner is an absoloute gentleman and wnts whats best for my son....he refers to him (in conversation not to him) as "our son/boy" so why do i have such a difficult time in saying these words???? and how can i help my son realise i am allowed a life without him and it doesn't mean mummy loves him any less??????????
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JustMe1975 · 16/05/2006 22:01
Well, Ive no experience of what you are going through as such. BUT, my DD is very very clingy to her dad. She is 3. If she sees me and DP cuddling/kissing/sitting next to each other she absolutely has to be included and that means coming inbetween the both of us. She tends to be awful with him and pushes her luck with him more than she does with me. (Mind you i dont give in as easily as her dad 
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I think what im trying to say is that it seems like normal behaviour. I think as long as you are in a happy, loving environment where he is included then he will get used to it eventually.
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