My heart is breaking for my youngest, she has just turned 17, she is awaiting assessments for Autism, high functioning, already diagnosed with dyslexia, dyspraxia, general learning disability and short term memory issues.
She is also awaiting gastro specialist and Ent to look at her throat and nose, which has been cancelled 3 times already.
She is a very caring, loyal girl, with a very creative mind, loves art and caring for the younger children.
I have 3 other children who are all older than her and all 4 have the same father.
Their father has been approached several times to make more effort with my youngest, not only by myself but her older sister has also spoken to him. He makes little to no effort, i think because she requires to much attention. She was promised a meal out for her birthday which was in December, by her father. And tonight she again attempted to ask him about it, then her sister tried and he ignored her. Tonight my youngest said she is getting too stressed out by him, and that he doesn't give a s**t about me.
And my heart just breaks for her.
My husband has been in her life 14 years now and he gives her more time and attention than her father does.
I'm trying to make up for his lack of time and attention but it's just so heartbreaking that he will not put himself out for her at all.
She bought him a gift for Xmas that they all thought he would like, but he pulled his face and said he doesn't like that music anymore and made her feel awful. He calls her selfish and nothing could be further from the truth.
I don't know what to do, and I just feel terrible for her, she is treated like an outcast by her own father.