Long story short, I've ended up doing a lot of things for my SC that maybe some step parents wouldn't do, including the school run and morning/ after school care as it ended up being impossible for DH and ex to do it and keep their jobs on track.
I work flexibly from home and could nip out to drop off/pick up. I make breakfast and packed lunch for school and look after SC after school until DH/ex get home. I genuinely don't mind doing it.
SC is having their first birthday party soon (they've always just had a sleepover at ours/mum's other years) and apparently DHs ex has said she'd prefer it if I didn't attend because it would make her uncomfortable.
I'm confused because we get on okay, not the best of friends but enough to have a polite conversation at the door kind of thing.
I'm being taken advantage of here aren't I?
It's not necessarily the fact that I desperately want to go to a birthday party. It's more that I feel I'm good enough to use for the shit parts of parenting but unwelcome to share in any of the nicer parts!
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LiptonPeach · 05/09/2019 08:27
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