Hi, well here is the story in about as condensed form as I can give. My sister’s former husband decided family life was not for him and moved on to woman half his age etc…the usual stereotype. His recent string of relationships has finally landed him into living with a “lady” two kids and they now live happily ever after in the same situation he left my sister to escape from. Go figure! Oh well to each his own. Now I have filled in as caretaker of home, picking nieces up, school functions and general role model. I love my sister and my nieces and will do whatever is necessary to have them all happy.
Now my problem. My 10 year niece is coming home and comparing her father’s girlfriend to my sister. My sister not only provides 99% of the financial support but 90% of the time as well to these girls. She also happens to have MS and is on a weekly medications that do make her retain weight and tires her out. Making a 10 year understand this has been difficult. So when my niece comes home with comments like why do wear granny underwear, you wear old people clothes, I want to get a g-string , and we don’t do that over at Daddy’s house it can be rather hurtful.
I guess I could ignore this and let our good upbringing prevail however I’m concerned that the outside influence of a drug using, floozy dressing other woman will give my nieces the wrong views on how to grow up to be true ladies. Should I explain it to her, talk to the ex-brother in law or just keep on providing a good role model and hope for the best?
2006-10-31
01:37:08
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