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Look at your man differently now...
I have found myself looking differently at my man. He has a daughter already (to his ex) and I watch him more closely now that we have a little one on the way... And I don't agree with the way he is raising her and certain things he does or doesn't do. Should I start worrying now, and interject while he is parenting his daughter or just wait and set new rules when the baby comes?! Help!!! Anyone else feeling this way?!
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Re: Look at your man differently now...
I thought this was going to be about the Old Spice commercials.
::leaves disappointed::
Unable to even.
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If he already has an established set of rules/way of parenting this child, I would stay out of it. Or at least not correct him with SD there.
If the issues are important to you, set a time to talk about it. Discuss ways you might want to parent your new LO. Keep it positive. Less, "I don't like that you do this, so we won't be doing that with LO," and more, "Let's talk about how we can best parent our new LO."
FWIW, DH and I have had to have talks like this a few times as DS has grown and new behaviors arise. When we spot something we feel is a "red flag" we set time aside to discuss it and come up with a plan.
HTH.
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The way he's raising her is something between him and his ex. I wouldn't wait until your LO is here to set the "rules" (I hate that word) for YOUR child though. Have a discussion with him before the baby comes so he knows what's important to you and get his feedback and opinion too but do NOT mention his daughter in the conversation. It'll look like an attack on his parenting.
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So, you weren't paying attention to how he parents before ttc w/ him?
Interesting.
Did you not have a problem with how he was raising his daughter before you got pregnant?
She just didn't give a crap before.
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I think it is important to discuss this with him. Let him know your concerns about the child you have on the way.
I automatically do the "z snap" after reading it.
Priss28King is wise.--"Lurky, you are so mean... but always so on point!"