" From being a Romeo to Daddy", WTF?

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I'm just curious if I am the only one that notices this extreme change in persona when the kiddo/ kiddies arrive to dad's place? :O

Mine goes from "lover of the year", to " Mr. Mom." :?

Anybody else? I can't be the only one. Why do ypou guys think they get this way when the SK's "arrive?"

Odd...I don't remember "other" couples in the past that changed in such a drastic way just because a kid/ kids }:) were around. Is it different with a stepfamily, new wife, whatever- you get me. (I hope.)

Love to hear from you guys on this! }:)

FYI- In case you guys did not

FYI- In case you guys did not notice, I never proofread and you will probably see my typos on a regular basis. (just a warning.)

He's probably worried about

He's probably worried about making skids jealous.

Of what? A "normal"

Of what?

A "normal" relationship for once? That's healthy for a kid to see, right?

Of you. Skids often get

Of you. Skids often get jealous of the step-parent. Mine are of me. They are constantly complaining about their dad giving all of his attention to me rather than them. They even have the nerve to question when he buys me flowers.

No way? My SD6 did that also!

No way? My SD6 did that also! It was my birthday too, for god's sake and he buys her crap all of the time.

Who are they to question their dad?

She'll keep doing it as long

She'll keep doing it as long as he allows it.

That is the truth!!! If he

:sick: That is the truth!!!
If he allows it, bad behavior will only get worse. Call him on it, I do and it has really helped!
Good luck Ps. I love your line about splatters, hehehe.

I stole that after another

I stole that after another poster said it the other day. It made me laugh, and totally mirrored my mood of the day. I should change it soon, pretty crude.

I change when skids come. I

I change when skids come. I get standoffish toward them and love on dh more. And he hugs or smooches me back. Not proud of it but after all the pain and heartache they've caused I want it in their face that in my house, I win now.

There's an idea!!!

DH called and said, " It will

DH called and said, " It will be awesome! Like a family fun night!"

WTF? I'm not the actual mom here, thank you. I'd rather be going out somewhere than watching G rated movies and making Pizza. That's just my style after being a teenage mom and getting my own out of the nest on their own.

" A family fun night?" UGH-

Don't hate me for being honest here...LOL

None from me either

None from me either }:)

Umm. It would be the latter.

Umm. It would be the latter. Nothing perverse. Just like being "close" becomes taboo or something.

BTW- Anyone who read my post

BTW- Anyone who read my post on BM and her invite to DH to the school function, here you go. He knocked her down to the ground.

BM,

I will be at XXXX by 6 to pick up SD6 on Friday. Butterfly and I will not be able to attend the feast since I will be taking off the following Saturday & Sunday to celebrate Thanksgiving with sd6, Butterfly & SS20. }:)

Thanks,

Good for him. I'm glad he

Good for him. I'm glad he left her with the idea that if he were able to attend, it would have been both of you

Now it's time for him to stand his ground with SD6, as well. No more hiding his affection for you in front of her, and no more having to go to bed at 8pm when she has to go to bed. Time for him to make sure she understands that she is the child and the two of you are adults, and as such, different rules apply.

Mine will have his moments.

Mine will have his moments. Overall he stays the same, but things go from "let's just chill and hang out and relax" to "must entertain the kid so that he doesn't get bored and not want to come visit anymore." The EOW becomes about doing whatever the kid wants, watching whatever he wants, and used to be about being the kid's servant. I just disassociate and ignore it now. But no, hun, I don't think it will get better.

Yeah, that's pretty much how

Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes on the weekends.

It's a full fledged carnival or something. My kid never got that, ever.

But, whatever...