My (now ex) boyfriend asked me to babysit for an hour one night while he ran some errands and while we were still a couple. his boys are 6 and 5. They both adore me and I was pretty crazy about them. But what I did't like is how my bf favors the 5 yo and bullies his 6 yo. The 6 yo pretty much gets blamed or criticized for every thing. These kids have different moms and I think my bf takes his frustrations out on the 6yo b/c he and the BM just don't get along at all. Oddly enough though, I think she is a pretty nice lady.

so the night I babysat, the 5 year old fake fell 3 times within 20 minutes and CRIED and CRIED while acting like a fish out of water. First of all, is this normal behavior for a 5 yo? I babied him the first time he did it. But the 2nd and third time, he lied to me. He told me that his brother pushed him. I was blunt and told him to stop lying and to stop blaming his brother. I then picked him up and acted like I was going to put him in the oven in a funny way. I did not want to baby him. He thought that was hysterical, the crying stopped and he was fine.

anyway, boyfriend and I had a big fight the next day via phone, which led to the BU. I snapped. I told him that his 5 yo is cathching on to the fact that the 6yo is a scapegoat. I told him about the fake falling and fake crying. I told him that he is turning his son into a lying brat who is always seeking attention. I then told him that he is causing sibling rivalry between the 2 boys by playing favorites. I added that his 5 yo has learned this behavior by daddy.

I hadn't heard from him since the breakup, around 7 weeks now. Until tonight.....he sent me an email telling me how hurt he is that I think his son is a brat. Oh. Good. LORD. And here I thought it had something to do with me calling him a pathetic father. Nope, it's because I called golden child a brat!!! What a joke,