My kiddo is having a first birthday soon and the only way I can see her on this day is to go over to my x's house where her entire family will be. The problem is that none of them like me being there and don't exactly make me feel all that welcome so I usually cut things short, but I want see see my daughter. Any advice on how to deal with this without wanting to shoot myself in the face
that's what I try to do but I can tell my daughter doesn't like the vibe they give me and I am afraid they are going to lie about me and turn her against me some how
I never say anything bad about them I don't want my kiddo to learn to judge people on what someone else said but unfortunatly they don't feel the same apparently
I don't believe my ex's family would ever talk bad about me. But I do understand the whole vibe thing. I feel very uncomfortable at their family functions. Kinda feel like I'm not as welcome there now. But they do love my son very much. So I have to put my akward feelings aside for him.
The biggest problem is there is no one there in my family othere than my kiddo all my family lives far away and that makes it even more difficult to sit through the bashing
All my ex's live 2000 miles away or MORE. Their families live in either Mexico, Florida, or Colombia South America. I LIKE not having to deal with any of them!
Then you have my admiration. Most men, at least in my situation didn't care. They abandoned their children. My boys, for example, are 18 and the other 18 next month.(no not twins...10 months apart)They didn't see their father for 11 years and he just shows up at my doorstep one day as if nothing happened. I allowed him to see the boys...he did about a handful of times. Haven't seen him again for about 6 years.
Again, I admire your devotion to your child. It's not the "child support" that matters to them, it's the time and sacrifice of a parent. Kudos to you!
Thank you but she is very young and impressionable and no matter how much I love her I still fear that they are trying to turn her against me I just can't comprehend why people act this way
If all the treatment is true... Try to realize that people will most likely judge you through out your life. At the end of the day it doesn't matter what others think of you. As long as you can live with yourself and your actions daily. A mother and fathers bond with their children is huge as long as they are there and active continuously in their lives. Sure they will bond with family as well. Just realize you are your childs hero. Hope this helps...
Actually that helps a lot I just hope that my daughter doesn't judge people No one likes being judged but at least I put forth a huge effort I try to see her every day if I can There is no way I will stop seeing her I don't care how much crap they give me
Your her teacher she looks to you for lifes answers. I'm sure she will take in whatever you set out to show her. At some point we all think on our own. But the lessons taught usually stick around for life regardless of how or if we choose to apply them as adults. All I can say is just do the best you can and the rest will come as she grows.
Thanks to you all I guess I am just going to have to learn to live with the ridicule maybe my kiddo will learn to be strong if she sees that if I can deal with it then so can she.
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The problem is that none of them like me being there and don't exactly make me feel all that welcome so I usually cut things short, but I want see see my daughter.
Any advice on how to deal with this without wanting to shoot myself in the face