Sometimes I genuinely think that's the case, although I'm sure deep down that's not the case.
Just for info, we have a 1 yo also who does obvs demand some attention, although not overly clingy.
She's always been a daddys girl, from the very beginning.
Most of the time she's perfectly nice and reasonable, but I feel I'm on eggshells most of that time.
When daddy's around, she always plays up with me. She's so cheeky, rude and (as I'm sure most 6yo girls can be at times) just nasty. Ignoring me, being spiteful and talking or shouting at me in such a horrible way. The dad always picks her up in it, as well as me, but I feel like he's the mediator between us. She does what he tells her, not me. Even if it was me that asked her, and she ignored me so her dad stepped in and then she did it.
Yes it's hurtful that she's like that. But I don't know what to do about it. He puts her to bed most nights because it's just easier. She wants him to put her to bed if he's there, and quite frankly, it's exhausting if I do it and she wants him. She only eats at the table if he's there with her. She just refuses to eat and says she hates it all, but when he sits down and talks her through it all she gives in to him.
Do I just go with the flow and accept she wants her dad most of the time and I'll fill in the rest, or shall I 'force' the issue and take away the choice and put her to bed because I decided.
I guess I'm asking, should I take control of this now and accept there will be tears along the way and hope it's a means to an end, or should I just accept she wants him and let her get on with it, because she's only 6 after all, and if that's what she wants....
Thoughts please!!