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Newly single dad of 6 mos after 20 years of marriage. How do I relate to my kids?
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Just being together is good. Your presence is all that really matters. It makes them feel safe and secure. The best advice I ever heard with kids and divorce is for the parent to never ever ever bring a new girlfriend into the home with them present. In fact, don't even introduce them to the girlfriend until you've been together for at least a year and even then that's iffy. If you do that the girls will be very angry. Girls are very territorial and any new woman is competition. It will sour your relationship even if the new woman is a very caring person. And it's not fair to the girlfriend(s) either. So, keep it separate totally and you will have peace all around. Then if or when the girls want to meet her, make it their decision and choice and then make it very brief and neutral ground like at a café for coffee.
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