My stepchild asked me not to share this terrible information with their father, and I don’t know what to do.
Oh, I do, yes! Suggestion #1: Let this power struggle drop. Stop bribing her, stop pleading with her, stop debating/arguing with her. Ignore the whole thing. Change her diaper/pull-up without comment. Suggestion #2: Take a deep breath and remind yourself of this, will you? Every single child who is physically able to use a toilet—and you already know yours is—will eventually use the toilet. Battling with her over it will not speed up the process .
So many things about raising small children feel like matters of life and death. Some of them are, sure. But potty-training isn’t one of them.Nearly two months ago, I met a guy on Tinder, expecting nothing more than a casual hookup. However, we ended up clicking really well and have gone on a lot of real dates since then. I think I’m falling in love with him , and we are exclusive. There’s just one little problem: I never told him I have a kid.
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