Today, as I was picking up my 7 year-old daughter at my ex-husband's house, my daughter started crying saying that she wanted to stay with Daddy forever. I asked why. She said her stepmom was a better mommy. Apparently, the woman who broke up my marriage is now a better "Mommy." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was picking up my daughter from my ex-husband's house and his new girlfriend was there. I said to my daughter that it was time to leave and she clung to his girlfriend and said, "Mommy, I don't want to leave." She wasn't talking to me. FML
Today, I explained to my 5 year old daughter that her older sister from my husband's first marriage lives with her mommy, and my daughter lives with us. She exclaimed, "It's not fair! I want two mommies like she has! Can we swap, I like her mommy better than you anyway!" FML
Today, I heard my 7 year-old step-daughter tell her father over Zoom she cries every night, because she wants to go home with him. I don't have the heart to tell her that he had kicked her and her mom out of the house because he thought mom's stretch marks were unattractive. FML
Today, my daughter told me that she liked her "other daddy" better. I don't know who's she talking about, but my wife is doing a good job telling her to be quiet. FML
Today, after spending time with my daughter and painting her nails she gives me a hug and says, "Mommy I love you, but I love daddy much better!" FML
Today, my 5 year-old informed me she likes her "other mummy" more and wants to live with her instead. I need to have a long conversation with my husband. FML
Today, my daughter told me she wanted to divorce me. FML
Today, my five year old daughter asked me what a divorce was. When I asked why she wanted to know, she replied with "Daddy wants one. He says you can have me." FML
Today I've come to the realization that I prefer my stepson over my biological son. My stepson is an amazing kid while my biological is in prison for drugs. My ex-wife completely spoiled him rotten and everything despite all my efforts. FML.
Today, I have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML
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catatonicsleep 17
Sometimes kids play off on parent against the other to get stuff. You know, step mummy's better because she lets me eat fast food, watch tv late... or something to try and get you to do the same. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
plethora 3
Kids say the darndest things.
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plethora 3
Kids say the darndest things.
catatonicsleep 17
Sometimes kids play off on parent against the other to get stuff. You know, step mummy's better because she lets me eat fast food, watch tv late... or something to try and get you to do the same. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
sulitak 27
that's my immediate thought: step-mom probably isn't in charge of discipline
HurriKaty 4
LOL. Don't worry about it, she's just a kid. Kids say mean shit to their parents all the time.
Horde 8
spoiling kids make you popular, and disciplining them make them hate you.. even if it's in their best interest. Sad thing your ex turn your kid against you, but if you want to raise her properly, you cant keep up the "better mommy" stepmom and spoil her too
Jimboom 12
#2 and #4 have it. Kids will say things that may be hurtful just to try play you off against each other. I bet the same thing gets done to your ex and step-mommy. Though I bet Step-mommy lets her get away with murder because of it.
fashion_lover 0
Way to get owned by your kid. Appreciate that children are shallow and will soon see the light. The kid's 7, and probably doesn't know, better yet understand what they're saying half the time.
babe7260 30
Actually a psychologist told me that once, children that age don't have the understanding of the long term effects of what they are saying! My son said he wanted to live with his father, so he tried to get custody! The child psychologist said in court that my son never said that he doesn't want to live with his Mom, just enjoys being at Dads house cuz, they don't have to get up for school, go to bed early, have homework to do etc!!!!! They can't make reasonable requests and understand the consequences of such ! ;)
ChickenAndRiceUK 0
pwned...but awww dw about it too much, your daughter doesn't know what shes saying
PYLrulz 17
Wouldn't be surprised if the step-mom lets the little girl do whatever she wants. I would bet you any amount of money, I can guarantee you that this is the case.
bakerella 29
Definitely, and when the child is spoiled and unruly thanks to the stepmom that wants to be the "cool" mom, the actual mother will have to deal with that crap. What a shame
mobius8 0
Ouch. =( That sucks heaps. But as everyone else said, she probably just spoils her, and that's all she's interested in. She wouldn't actually have meant she likes her more. That's just a 7 year olds way of saying "I'd like to stay a bit longer and keep wrapping daddy and his bimbo gf round my little finger, staying up late and eating what I want".
DownUndah 0
you must be a real ****
GMS1 7
your daughters a bitch
Alup132 22
I meant to downvote, crap