Kids being favored.
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Same boat about one gets more attention than the other. It’s hard because a lot of it I’m met with the age difference is big. I have a 2 and sd is 9. A lot of excuses like they have a bond. They were raised together (grandma and sd) they live closer to each other than we do. I honestly don’t even fight or question it to my partner nor his family. Grandma has stepdaughter every weekend basically the weekend she supposed to be with her mom she’s with my partners mom 😭😂 But if that’s why they favor her because she gets more access to her and reasons they don’t bother to try with my son than I can’t change or force it my way
I definitely feel for you ❤️ usually when a marriage breaks up it’s more than just the couple grieving the loss- families and friends grieve too! Your MIL may be finding it difficult to deal with the divorce because his ex wife became her family at one point and now it’s over and she had no say in the matter. Give her space to do what she needs to do and give it time. As time goes on she’ll likely get through the grieving phase and during this time you can focus on your relationship with her and creating your own memories and traditions with her. Don’t force it just be available and open to her and when she’s ready she’ll let you in. I don’t know all the details/dynamics but on the surface I’d say this is what this is. As long as there’s no disrespect and proper boundaries I’d let it go. More for your own sake than for anyone else’s. Step family life is TOUGH and as stepmoms we’ve got to be real intentional about how we deal with the stressors with our mental health our top priority.
Same . I’ve dealt with similar things . Feel free to dm me to vent if needed
I’ve experienced this as well. It’s clear that GMA favors the other woman and your child is getting the tail end of the love they should receive. Explain this to your husband because in the future this could put a dent in the relationship between the children. Kid see and process everything. He has to encourage a better relationship with his mother and all the children simultaneously
It makes sense for the in laws to have established patterns with ss, but they should have come to your son's birthday and your husband should talk to them about it. I think this will naturally change as your child grows (especially as your child is 2 and beyond). Grandparents don't always love the diaper stage.... and that's ok.
I feel the same. My husband married his daughters mom when they foudn out she was pregnant, she decided to end the relationship. His parents have his ex wife over, invite her to all family events and my husbands sister hangs out with her and they do stuff with my SD and cousins. My daughters and I are never invited, and when we go to family events it feels like they treat the ex and my SD more like family than me and my girls. Obviously they should love my SD but to put her mom over me and ignore my kids when they're now just as mhch family hurts so much. They will show up to my husbands ex wifes mothers house for my SD bday party but won't come to my grandma's house for my girls birthday cuz it's "too awkward"
He needs to address it. The fact that he’s allowing his children to be treated so vastly different is a red flag to me. I don’t know honey that’s very weird behavior and makes absolutely no sense and your feelings are valid