Is this to be expected?
Basically, the background is that my ex-husband left us when dd was only a few weeks old. He left to be with someone else. When she was a baby and toddler he used to come twice a month or so to spend time with us. When dd was around 2.5 she started having days out with him and later would sometimes stay one night with him. Bu he was always busy with work and his new family and sometimes she would only see him once a month. She seemed to be always happy to see him and the DC he has had with his new wife. She is now 8 and has suddenly decided that she doesn't want to go there. She has been crying about it and I basically had to force her to go. I just don't understand it.
Before anyone asks, there is no chance that she is being abused or anything like that. The only explanation I can think of is that I think the new wife resents the fact that my dd exists and while I am sure she is not mean to my dd, it may be that now that dd is older she can sense that. I really don't know.
It's very hard because her father obviously expects her to want to see him.
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Notcontent · 26/10/2013 18:12
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