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Are you up front with your kids about your own mental status?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 328706" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I tend not to, unless it's directly affecting them.</p><p></p><p>Example: Months ago, when Step-D promised something and then let me down again (in this case, she was 3 hours late to drive me and Little easy child to the hospital to visit the twins when they were still in the NICU, no phone call or anything...), I said some less than charitable things about Step-D, not realizing that Little easy child could hear me. When he asked me about them, I explained that I was very angry at Step-D for being late, and very emotional about not seeing the babies, and so I was saying mean things that I really shouldn't have said. </p><p></p><p>With difficult child, I never to, as it just gives him yet another excuse for why he can't behave properly.</p><p></p><p>With Step-D, I don't explain, well, just because I don't. </p><p></p><p>When Little easy child and the babies are older, I might explain more. It depends on the situation, and maturity of the children I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 328706, member: 3907"] I tend not to, unless it's directly affecting them. Example: Months ago, when Step-D promised something and then let me down again (in this case, she was 3 hours late to drive me and Little easy child to the hospital to visit the twins when they were still in the NICU, no phone call or anything...), I said some less than charitable things about Step-D, not realizing that Little easy child could hear me. When he asked me about them, I explained that I was very angry at Step-D for being late, and very emotional about not seeing the babies, and so I was saying mean things that I really shouldn't have said. With difficult child, I never to, as it just gives him yet another excuse for why he can't behave properly. With Step-D, I don't explain, well, just because I don't. When Little easy child and the babies are older, I might explain more. It depends on the situation, and maturity of the children I guess. [/QUOTE]
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