Daddy Day 2
Thanks for sharing your story Step.
My daughter is now 8 years old, and I’ve brought her up half time since parting ways with her mother about 5 years ago. 50/50 care was a given for me even though it was hard. At least I have always worked part time so it was not too hard to reorganise work schedules.
I love my daughter but I can’t pretend that it has all been easy, or that I haven’t wanted more space to myself sometimes. The post breakup lonely time with a 3 year old who just wanted to play was gruelling.
I feel like our relationship is flowering ever more now. There are still rough times. She is also more capable of analysing situations for herself now and coming up with independent conclusions. Being compared to her mother is often difficult. But she has to know that there are simply different rules in different households.
I resonate with a lot that you have just said even though my child is at a different stage in life.