Preferential treatment
I’m noticing more and more that my husband treats his first son (7YO) and daughter (5YO) so much better than our son (3 MO). His kids come home every other week for a week and when they’re home, he gives them 98% of his attention. When they aren’t home, he gives our son 15% of his attention.
I’ve mentioned it in a couple different ways and he claims he goes above and beyond as a dad to our son. LOL 😆 he thinks bottle feeding our son is above and beyond and that’s a woman’s job. 🃏
I feel bad for my son. I thought his father would be more involved, because I’ve seen how involved he is with his first 2 kids.
His family also agrees and notices the same behavior. Any advice? I’m about to look at divorce options, but don’t want to give my son up half the time to him.
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Your baby is still so small though. I completely understand you!!!! But maybe the dynamics will change once your child is a bit older?
Your little boy is still so little! I wouldn’t give up hope yet. The infant stages weren’t my partners favorite. Plus I nursed exclusively so my kids only ever wanted me, which was so exhausting. But my son who’s 3 now adores his dad, he’s much more involved being this age, it’s actually his favorite. & my step kids are extremely involved with my 3 year old son. With my 6 month old they’re not as involved cause he’s still so little and limited.
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Hi girl, first off I'm sorry you're going through this. I think it is very common, and that his behaviors are coming from a place of guilt. I don't think he does it on purpose. I think he should hear this from someone else that's not you. How about his family? Maybe that will help. I can relate to seeing completely different behaviors with SC compared to our child, so I understand the frustration.