Hi 

I need some advice . I live with my same sex partner and her 9 year old daughter . We are all going on hoilday for two weeks on 2 days . I am dreading it ! . Her daughter gets on well with me although I find her very attention seeking. She will not play alone and won't even be in a room alone if we are upstairs. She demands constant interaction . I find this very draining . I am not sure how I am going to manage this for 2 weeks 24/7. I have tried to talk to my partner but she gets very defensive and thinks I am either putting her daughter down or her parenting. They also argue alot and so the constant noise and stimulation really grates on me. 

When my partner gets defensive I feel very unsupported and unappreciated . I feel resentful that I have taken on more responsibility, chores , financial burden all to be with her and yet she won't support me . I guess I feel so irritated by her daughter that I blame my partner and I think she spoils her . We argue alot about this and I can't see how this hoilday will be a success as I truely don't want to spend that much time with her daughter