I have ds1 who is 12 next month from my first marriage.
his father and i split when he was just 15m old.
when he was 5.5yr i met my now dh and all was good.
we have gone on to have two ds together who are 5 and 3.5, i am pregnant again expecting dd1 in July.
I am finding the relationship between ds1 and my dh intolerable. i find dh comes down on him too hard over too many 'small' issues i feel he treats him differently to the other boys and just constantly nags him. I feel worn out being in the middle too and feel i have to over compensate but always sticking up for ds1. I feel very uncomfortable when he tells him off over minor issues in front of my parents i.e too much tomato sauce on his dinner. or why has he left his trainer by the door and not under the stairs etc.
we have lived this situation for six years but just finding it more and more difficult atm. Does anyone have any advice?
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nicolamumof3 · 04/03/2011 11:00
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