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Partner 'not good at the baby stage'

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Combo89 · 12/01/2020 09:02

Hi all. I have a daughter who is older and a son who is now 1. My partner made my second pregnancy difficult and I left but went back because he said he couldn't live without us. Now our son is here he doesn't take him out anywhere, if he has holiday off work he doesn't take him out of nursery to spend time with him. He did the same with the first for years. It's only now that she's older and into sports and gaming that he does things with her outside the house. My son is quite difficult and when he whinges my partner looks at him like he's an irritant. I grew up in a house where my dad preferred me to my brother and I don't want that for my son. If he doesn't bond with him I regret that could happen. He still doesn't know what to do with a baby with his second and I'm a bit fed up of putting in effort for years only for him to swoop in as fun dad years later and say that he does a lot that I don't appreciate. I guess I just needed to vent. Any advice (if any) is appreciated.

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Selfsettling3 · 12/01/2020 11:35

You left this man because he was horrible to you when you were pregnant and then you went back to him because he bullied you into it. Now he isn’t pulling his weight.

What are the positive points of staying with this man?

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