and your daughter is her god daughter (you asked her and she cautiously agreed) and your sister has given your daughter (her god daughter) many lovely gifts but rarely visits and you have never asked your sister to babysit - is it ok/insensitive of you to feel guilty that you cannot "reciprocate" the gift giving (i.e give back to her in kind because (i) she has no children (ii) she is in a far higher financial bracket to you now)
I have wound myself up in knots about being insenstive to her and our relationship is now failing on the communication front. Whatever I say to her feels wrong. What is the best thing for me to do? (i) make time for her in my life on a child free basis - i.e see her without my children and talk about non children things (I am very happy to do this!) or (ii) invite her to visit and see the children
I have offered her both on a non pushy basis but I fell nervous with both types of communication because I feel like I am getting it wrong. I couldnt tell her I was pregnant with my second baby till i was 8 months pregnant. Is the best thing to do to just leave it for a while (in terms of initiating contact with her)? Any advise on how I can sensitively communicate and try to have a relationship with her appreciated (even if the answer is "don't push it")
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bubbles11 · 29/06/2012 15:43
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