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March 21, 2006, 12:56 pm PST
Just venting...
Quote From: goinggrayI am trying to set boundaries and have certain rules. I know that letting her run foot loose and fancy free isn't doing her any favors. I keep telling my ex that even though we are no longer married that we need to co-parent our children. He cannot see that he's not hurting anyone but his children when he lets them do whatever. He wants to be the 'good guy' and not the disciplinarian. He doesn't want his kids mad at him. I've talked till I'm blue in the face and all he manages to do is get angry with me! My response to your issue was a mistake. I did not mean to refer to you at all. I was really venting about your ex and probably didn't speak my mind to the correct issue. It must be so frustrating to have rules and boundaries only to be overidden by an ex-partner who is a current parent. If he is willing to discuss it with you I would try to meet with him and discuss just how important it is to co-raise your daughter. If one or both of you were raised with boundaries you can use that as an example to follow if the opposite is true you can probably point out the downfalls of that. I sure hope you can convince him of how important it is to raise well-intentioned adults.
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