Yikes. I'm sorry man. That sounds pretty rough
Love having an ex-wife who lets our 9-year old daughter literally sleep with her every night, so when she comes to my house, she is unable to sleep alone, cries herself to sleep, and vomits from anxiety. Also love that this has been happening for half a decade now.
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Pisses me off, she refuses to make her sleep in her own bed, and refuses to respond to me when I bring it up, and would apparently much rather have our daughter suffer physically and mentally, because it helps alienate my daughter from me and dread having to come here
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Some people in this world are such pieces of shit that they'll willingly and knowingly cause their children to suffer and prohibit their maturation due to their own insecurities. Look forward to my daughter's lifetime of therapy.
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She's already suffering from such anxiety that she chews the flesh off her fingertips until they bleed, and she begins doing that the day she knows she's coming to my house. But hey, let's just respond with "you parent your way, I'll parent my way" when I call her on it!
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By the way, shit like this is why I fucking filed for divorce in the first place. However I had no idea to what lengths she'd take parental alienation to in order to get revenge or whatever the fuck her master plan here is.
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This sounds very frustrating and difficult, Rich. I have no advice but hope for a swift and happy resolution.
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Hey man why you putting this out on twitter
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Because I felt like it
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That's definitely not good the kid - it creates serious attachment issues beyond anxiety as they get older. I get it for every once in a while if the kid gets scared, but all the time? Noooooo. Kids need to learn independence and that includes sleeping alone.
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(Technically that's a form of emotional neglect - it's literally stunting a child's emotional and mental development)
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I'm just real sorry that's happening :(
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Thank you
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Maybe you should have FAU put his foot down since you're too low-t to do it yourself
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Actually is he the stepdad? Overruled in real life and on your own site lmao
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edgelord mad about the forums, lol
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I am so, so sorry this is happening to you. While I cannot speak as a parent, as a kid I had trouble sleeping in my own room bc I had nightmares every night. However, it probably helps that my parents split after I was able to sleep alone, so there was no eventual conflict.
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I wish I could offer a surefire solution! Perhaps you could make it a fun event somehow? Like a little sleepover party in her room? I’m sorry I can’t help more; I’m not a parent myself. And I know I’m a total stranger, but I’m up for listening if you need someone to talk to.
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I guarantee you I've tried and done everything anybody could possibly suggest, but thank you
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I realize this is obvious but I was in a somewhat similar situation when I was young and the solution was just to let me sleep with a weak lamp on all night. For years.
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That sucks. Does your girl see independent sleeping as a goal, and can you help _her_ come up with a plan to get there? Post-separation sleep anxiety isn't uncommon, but five years length is an entrenched habit that you, she, (and your ex, sadly) are will have to work to break.
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She has slept in bed with my ex-wife for as long as I can remember. My daughter is not able to coherently express her feelings, and responds with "I don't know" to any question about emotions. She is not interested in being independent, because her mom doesn't want that.
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