DWT
Dirty White Trash
Yeah, I failed to put in the words that the “power struggle” is between myself and the boy. Mom thought she was going to raise him to adulthood on her own and being a mother was too soft on him. She appreciates my stern stance on responsibility and structure. I’m not exactly hard on him but I’ll always be harder on him than she could ever be. I just want him to value what she’s done and does for him, he’s to young to understand how much she sacrificed for him. I’m working on my own pre conceived notions and trying to do what’s best for him.
His mother’s biggest fear is that when the day comes that he gets to decide whether he lives with his mom or with his dad. That he’ll choose to go live with his dad instead of us. I don’t want to be the reason he goes to his dads. So I’m trying to find the line that we both raise a good man and he still loves us in the end.
You're doing fine. If dad is soft on him too and the boy chooses to go live with him it likely won't be your fault. Kids pick up on all sorts of shit, he may realize what's actually been going on by then and stay.
My buddy I live with has triplets that are 11. The mother is trying to turn one boy into a girl. He's so confused about everything but mommy knows best, daddy is stupid. Thanks mom, ****. The other boy has the maturity of a 7 year old at best. NEVER stops talking, ever. Makes random noises if there is nobody to talk to etc. The girl is daddies princess so she can do no wrong. These idiots are the result of parents that both want to be the kids friends and not be parents.
My girlfriend has a 12 year old son that is a treat to be around. When I met him he stood up, shook my hand and looked me in the eye. That says volumes about who he is. She says she hates his dad but he's a good father so there's that going for him.