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Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / April 2007Someone please help me
Hello. I'm having problems with my in-laws. I have two children, although they only "have room in their heart for one". They keep my daughter every Friday night, but for the most part, never keep my son. (the girl is 7 the boy is 5). For the first 4 years of his life, my boy would beg and cry to spend the night with them, but they refuse. Now, he doesn't even ask, and is afraid to go there. I think they have terrified him so much, he is simply scared to be alone with them. God forbid that the girl is grounded for the weekend and can't spend the night, because the in-laws get super upset, stop talking to us, etc. I've read through some of the messages, what do I do? It doesn't sound like their home is a good place for your son. I think you should probably accept that for whatever reason, they haven't bonded or don't care about him enough to want him around. If I am reading this right, they are manipulating and holding you all as emotional hostages when they don't get what they want - w/regards to your daughter? I would end that right now, if it were me. I would have to really re-think my involvement with those kind of people. They sound, from what you wrote, like they are destructive to your family. What does your husband think and say? With hope and heart, Kathleen, just my 'off the cuff' response > Hello. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > I've read through some of the messages, what do I do? >Hello. > >I'm having problems with my in-laws. I have two children, although >they only "have room in their heart for one". Is there more to this? Although grandparents can inappropriately favor a child over another, it's quite unusual for them to actually pretty much reject one. >They keep my daughter every Friday night, but for the most part, never >keep my son. (the girl is 7 the boy is 5). For the first 4 years of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >I've read through some of the messages, what do I do? What has your husband done about this; what does he think? If it were just my choice and taking just from what you've told us, I'd not have *either* child have much time with them. But, frankly, this story seems incomplete. Banty <snip> > What has your husband done about this; what does he think? Just basing on the posters name, this perhaps is the father posting? Just a guess. ><snip> > >> What has your husband done about this; what does he think? > >Just basing on the posters name, this perhaps is the father posting? Just >a guess. OK. What does the spouse think of this. > In article <Xns98FFD2D68DD8119599...@207.217.125.201>, -Calliope- says... > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > OK. What does the spouse think of this. Yes I agree, what does the husband say? >> ><snip> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Yes I agree, what does the husband say? I do wonder if the assumption that this was the wife posting originally and not the husband to start with caused the OP to not come back, assuming dad's weren't welcome to post? I dunno.. just a thought. |
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