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Stay silent or speak up? co-parenting challenges

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Bx96 · 17/10/2022 21:10

is It wrong for me to say I hate co-parenting?
I’m struggling mentally now with this, we are nearly 9 years down the line and it doesn’t seem to get any easier. I have and hold a grudge against the SC mum, we never have seen eye to eye, don’t speak and I can’t stand the woman after seeing what my partner went through (court battles, access, money troubles) and I can’t drop this feeling either even though my partner begs me to.
so it’s all kicked off again- my fault making a comment about things always being last minute when the mother of SC had plenty of time to tell
My partner - SC went home and said I was rude about her mum and now she’s threatening my partner saying she will not have her around people like me.
I know she’s trying to upset me but honestly I’ve got to a point where I couldn’t care less but this then brings tension between me and my partner causing arguments (which is probably her aim too) and I don’t know if I can be bothered anymore.
I have my own daughter now so I focus alot on her and try to stay out of it all but sometimes I word vomit and it can’t be helped.
What do I do? I shouldn’t be made to stay silent all the time but yet that’s what I feel like they are doing to me.

OP posts:
MrsTerryPratchett · 06/11/2022 01:09

It's actually quite selfish to pretend things he has to deal with are untenable for YOU. As is 'I can't help it'.

He has picked a tactic for his peace of mind. You deciding that isn't OK is rather doing what you accuse the SM of.

JustLyra · 06/11/2022 01:24

In that situation you stay silent in front of the child.

As an adult you have chosen to be in the relationship, and therefore the situation you are in, the child hasn’t.

Dont put them in the situation where they feel they either have to say nothing and feel disloyal to their mother or cause problems by telling her.

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