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And speaking of co-sleeping...

princessmofo's picture

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/her-granddaughter-...
I cannot believe this is the advice the columnist gave... Please stop, you aren't qualified to give anyone advice.

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princessmofo's picture

Well, it seems obvious based on the advice she gave, she has had little experience with Disney dads, or guilty parenting of poor CODs. Perhaps the grandmother should have posted here. Blum 3

princessmofo's picture

I'm glad you found a solution that worked for you and your son. Smile

I'm just a little taken aback by the fact that the grandmother stated the divorce happened four years ago and now suddenly all of this is coming up.

princessmofo's picture

That's my sentiment as well. My kids did literally go through hell and back during my divorce. Their bio dad was bipolar/schizophrenic who contested the divorce based on the grounds that I was under government mind control and was being forced to divorce him. :jawdrop:

Then he came to the house one night and put a gun to my head through the front door and threatened to burn the house down. The SWAT team had to remove him, and when they did they found a hit list in his pocket. Fortunately, the kids slept through all of that. But somehow his slimy lawyer and the buckets of money his family had managed to convince the courts he could have supervised visitation and overnights eow. His parents were suppose to be the custodians of said visitation. One late night he packed the kids in the car and kidnapped them. Made it all the way to Canadian border. Thank God the Canadians could tell he was squirrely and ran the kids names through the database and saw the Amber Alert.

My youngest was only three and has vague memories but my oldest was six and suffered from PTSD after. But we worked through it all with the help of an amazing therapist and a close knit family and community that supported us. My son's school was above and beyond wonderful to us as was our town after this happened. My family and I could not have survived this without that kind of help. My kids are both thriving and have been since this happened five years ago.

princessmofo's picture

Thank you very much! Smile It's been rough but hey, the one thing I learned for sure is what this family is really made of... Love. He couldn't break us. And he never will.

NoWireCoatHangarsEVER's picture

MY DD19MONTHS cosleeps with me. I let her in my bed one night when she was 7 months and teething. I can not get her out of my bed! Needless to say I get kicked in the head all night long and I had to have a good five cups of coffee today. I feel not well rested most of the time.

Sunflower1's picture

We co-sleep still too. DD 14 months has been sleeping with us since she was a newborn. It was the only way for me to get sleep with breastfeeding. She still night nurses, so I'm guessing we have another six to eight months before we start phasing into her own bed.

Sunflower1's picture

My daughters pediatrician would strongly disagrees with your opinion about sleeping habits in a one year old. Co-sleeping in our case has aided sleep for my husband and I, although I do agree it's not for everyone.

I do agree that at nine this little girl is manipulating the situation.

WokeUpABug's picture

I guess I'm in the minority here but I can see why the kid is traumatized. The one adult she thought she could count on to be there suddenly isn't around as much. I think that would be profoundly unsettling in the short term. And I don't see anything wrong with letting her sleep with grandma for a bit. I think this will be short lived.