He Made It Clear To His Wife That His Daughter Actually Is More Important Than Her
A dad has a daughter who is 14, and he only recently got divorced from her mom. It’s still a touchy subject, the fact that he’s no longer with her daughter’s mom, but they both attempt to co-parent in a way that doesn’t impact their daughter negatively at all.
Now, he has since gotten remarried to his wife, named Isla. His daughter doesn’t look at Isla like a mom at all, but his daughter does get along with Isla pretty well, and he doesn’t expect his daughter to view her as a second mom.
“They do plenty together; they go out, take an interest in cooking together, watch shows together, etc.,” he explained.
“I’ve told Isla to be patient with my daughter. If something is wrong, I’d expect her to come to me, and I will talk with my daughter and make sure we resolve the issue. But as far as the harsh parts of parenting, that’s up to me.”
A couple of days ago though, his daughter and Isla had a major issue, and it all stemmed from a conversation surrounding his daughter’s birthday.
Isla said to his daughter in private that she would like her birthday to just be them and not include his daughter’s mom or other family members.
Since his daughter is turning 15, and that’s a major birthday, his daughter replied to Isla that she really did want her mom to be invited to the party they are putting together for her.
Isla kept saying to his daughter that she could have 2 parties, but 1 would not include his daughter’s mom, but his daughter questioned her about why she’s trying to exclude her mom from her big day.
“And Isla got mad at her for that and accused her of being bratty, and if she wants her mom so bad, she should go there,” he said.
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“I was so confused because…what argument even is that? First of all, there’s a reason she went behind my back and told my daughter; second of all, she’s not my kid’s mother, and the more she tried to replace her, the more my daughter will resent her, third of all she’s never welcome to insult my daughter because of her issues, and I don’t know where and why she thought this would fly.”
He said these exact words to Isla, who got defensive about him not caring about how she felt. Isla also told him that she wants his daughter to notice her too and want to be around her too.
He was shocked that Isla said this because Isla and his daughter do tons of things together, and his daughter does include Isla in things.
He failed to see how Isla felt less important, and then Isla accused him of siding with his daughter.
“I told her that if she expects me to turn on my daughter, she’s out of her mind, and my daughter comes first in any situation,” he continued.
“She started crying and accused me and saying she’s in “second place,” to which I confirmed. I would never want her to put me over a kid; she left and now isn’t speaking to me.”
He’s left wondering if he took it too far by making it clear to Isla that she will always play second fiddle to his daughter.
What do you think?
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