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How to get boyfriend to understand. (Long Sorry)
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 235482" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I remember what it was like introducting husband and his family into my group.To say the least......it was "tricky". I, too, laid down the ground rule that parenting decisions for my children remained as my responsibility. For us it helped maintain stability and gave the children time to meld.</p><p> </p><p>This may sound a little silly but it worked wonders in eliminating parenting stress. I sat down alone and made a list of all issues that triggered problems in my household. Then...if it caused problems, I got rid of it. If the children argued about who got to use the VCR, the VCR went to my business or in my car trunk so it wasn't a "trigger". With the games, I would simply lock up the games that are not acceptable. Often the old saying is true "out of sight out of mind". There were some snacks that I simply stopped buying because x would say that y ate too many etc. etc.</p><p>Oila!! No more snacks.</p><p> </p><p>Blending families is not an easy task. My best advice is to remove as many items of contention as you can, insist on showing mutual respect and most definitely do your best to get on the same page as your boyfriend before thinking about him becoming your husband. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 235482, member: 35"] I remember what it was like introducting husband and his family into my group.To say the least......it was "tricky". I, too, laid down the ground rule that parenting decisions for my children remained as my responsibility. For us it helped maintain stability and gave the children time to meld. This may sound a little silly but it worked wonders in eliminating parenting stress. I sat down alone and made a list of all issues that triggered problems in my household. Then...if it caused problems, I got rid of it. If the children argued about who got to use the VCR, the VCR went to my business or in my car trunk so it wasn't a "trigger". With the games, I would simply lock up the games that are not acceptable. Often the old saying is true "out of sight out of mind". There were some snacks that I simply stopped buying because x would say that y ate too many etc. etc. Oila!! No more snacks. Blending families is not an easy task. My best advice is to remove as many items of contention as you can, insist on showing mutual respect and most definitely do your best to get on the same page as your boyfriend before thinking about him becoming your husband. DDD [/QUOTE]
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