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Resentment toward son and him having a baby on the way
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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 681780" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>I'm sorry I think I sounded overly harsh. </p><p></p><p>The thing that struck me, though, is the girlfriend's sense of entitlement, like you owed her, or that her baby is, somehow, your responsibility. </p><p></p><p>I think it is very nervy for her to place demands on you about what you should provide for her child. She and our son chose to make a baby, have a baby, and raise a baby. I think the responsibility is on them.</p><p></p><p>I feel bad that she is causing you such stress. I know where children are involved it is very easy to say, in the abstract, what you should/could/would do. I know, personally, when you are dealing with real children, though, that goes out the window.</p><p></p><p>All things considered, though, I believe I would tell her that I want to be involved in the baby's life as a grandparent, but you aren't able and aren't obligated to financially support this baby.</p><p></p><p>I also wanted to give you warning that she may want to stockpile things like diapers and formula to sell them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 681780, member: 20051"] I'm sorry I think I sounded overly harsh. The thing that struck me, though, is the girlfriend's sense of entitlement, like you owed her, or that her baby is, somehow, your responsibility. I think it is very nervy for her to place demands on you about what you should provide for her child. She and our son chose to make a baby, have a baby, and raise a baby. I think the responsibility is on them. I feel bad that she is causing you such stress. I know where children are involved it is very easy to say, in the abstract, what you should/could/would do. I know, personally, when you are dealing with real children, though, that goes out the window. All things considered, though, I believe I would tell her that I want to be involved in the baby's life as a grandparent, but you aren't able and aren't obligated to financially support this baby. I also wanted to give you warning that she may want to stockpile things like diapers and formula to sell them. [/QUOTE]
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