This is probably going to break from the norm of posters saying different children in the household are treated differently by their bio parent but how do you deal with it when you sc are being treated by their bio parent and its causing problems.
we are a blended family, no children together, but children of our own. lived together for over 5 years but its really starting to bug me how differently dps children get treated by him. for example one child wont eat tea will be made to sit there until they do, other child wont eat tea throws a strop and he ends up giving in. over the weekend they were messing and one child got hurt, decided to even the score by hitting. all he did was talk about why it wasnt acceptable to hit with no punishments. other child hits whether it be at home or school and is on time out from selected things for that night. it is causing problems they are both old enough to know that the way they are treated is not equal and will say oh but x got to do this, or x didnt get time out or whatever it is and i resent dealing with it because it wasnt me that enforced it or even agrees with it half the time
if im being honest i think its for an easy life one child is much more likely to accept the punishment and the other will argue the toss and generally kick off. but it is blaringly obvious and i am noticing alot more defiance and general mouthiness from child who gets away with things easier because she thinks she is untouchable. three times this weekend i asked her to do a simple task and just got ignored, when i asked why it is acceptable to hit i got answered back its like she thinks she will get away with it because she knows her dad will be harder on the other child.
If you know me, dont out me. i genuinely need help to deal with this and restore some normality.
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whattodo472 · 16/06/2013 08:16
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