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Absent father's girlfriend posted photo of difficult child on the web - "My family".
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 264964" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>My eldest sister's son went through this with his father - his dad's new wife was telling everyone about her new grandson (my nephew's new baby). It was her husband's grandson but son & father were estranged. My nephew went to his father and stepmother and said to him, "She is NOT my mother, she is NOT my son's grandmother. She is simply your second wife. She is not to refer to my son as her grandson, because she is not going to be in his life."</p><p></p><p>It's sad, really. It doesn't always have to be like this, if the family are all sane, sensible and make genuine attempts to get on like adults. But where family are at odds - then the rule of thumb should be, "what is best for the children?" </p><p></p><p>As adults, we should put our own interests last, and the children first. Whenever there is conflict or doubt about who has what right to which part of the childrens' lives, we need to come back to this guideline - what is in the best interests of the children? Anyone else's needs/wants are not relevant, not if it means the childrens' welfare (emotional, physical etc) risks being compromised.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 264964, member: 1991"] My eldest sister's son went through this with his father - his dad's new wife was telling everyone about her new grandson (my nephew's new baby). It was her husband's grandson but son & father were estranged. My nephew went to his father and stepmother and said to him, "She is NOT my mother, she is NOT my son's grandmother. She is simply your second wife. She is not to refer to my son as her grandson, because she is not going to be in his life." It's sad, really. It doesn't always have to be like this, if the family are all sane, sensible and make genuine attempts to get on like adults. But where family are at odds - then the rule of thumb should be, "what is best for the children?" As adults, we should put our own interests last, and the children first. Whenever there is conflict or doubt about who has what right to which part of the childrens' lives, we need to come back to this guideline - what is in the best interests of the children? Anyone else's needs/wants are not relevant, not if it means the childrens' welfare (emotional, physical etc) risks being compromised. Marg [/QUOTE]
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