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my dp is finding my older kids hard work

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divastrop · 24/08/2006 22:32

im worried its going to drive him away.i have 4 kids,my 8 month old he has pr for,he sees my 3 yr old as his own(he has no contact with his natural father) but my 7 and 8 yr old were seeing their father untill i met my dp and he(my ex)started causing trouble which ended with him punching my dp in front of all the kids.
things have been stressful since the start of the school hols,dp thinks ds and dd1 dont do enough round the house for their age and that they should be out playing rather than watching tv all the time.i have to admit that while i was pg with dd2 i let dicipline slip as i was depressed and didnt have the strength(i was on my own just trying to get through).
dp doesnt shout at them and would never hit them but hes starting to feel like a slave and its causing probs for us and i dont know what to do.

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Judy1234 · 31/08/2006 14:47

He has no idea what being with children is like because he hasn't had any that age. I am afraid you and the children are right and he is in the wrong. They are just being normal children. There is no easy answer to this. He took you and 4 children on which is a huge thing and he has to live with the consequences which will bt 1000 times worse once their hormones kick in and they're 13 - 16. He has seen nothing yet. Can he go on a course for step parents or something?

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