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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 309730" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Welcome, being here can help.</p><p></p><p>Read the book - it also has been invaluable for us. You may find that a lot of your past professional experience needs to be chucked out the window, because until you actually live with it, you do't realise just how devastating this can be at a personal level. It is very different as a parent.</p><p></p><p>I also strongly recommend you get your partner to lurk here/read here. You won't be the only two-mother family here, either. But frankly, gender of parent figures simply doesn't matter, what is far more important is how effectively you work togetherand communicate with one another. And even if you think your communication is perfect now (as husband & I did) you will find that reading each other's posts here can make it even better.</p><p></p><p>I'm also with the others on ODD - from what I've seen, it's a reaction to a parenting technique which SHOULD work (and does for many kids) but in some cases just makes things worse. The inconsistency with bio-dad won't be helping. But the book can make a big difference and could even help you take on board the inconsistency he's dealing with.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 309730, member: 1991"] Welcome, being here can help. Read the book - it also has been invaluable for us. You may find that a lot of your past professional experience needs to be chucked out the window, because until you actually live with it, you do't realise just how devastating this can be at a personal level. It is very different as a parent. I also strongly recommend you get your partner to lurk here/read here. You won't be the only two-mother family here, either. But frankly, gender of parent figures simply doesn't matter, what is far more important is how effectively you work togetherand communicate with one another. And even if you think your communication is perfect now (as husband & I did) you will find that reading each other's posts here can make it even better. I'm also with the others on ODD - from what I've seen, it's a reaction to a parenting technique which SHOULD work (and does for many kids) but in some cases just makes things worse. The inconsistency with bio-dad won't be helping. But the book can make a big difference and could even help you take on board the inconsistency he's dealing with. Marg [/QUOTE]
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