My sister in law recently said to me "at some point no matter how old the kid is, conparenting is going to suck". My sister in law has three step daughters, a daughter she gave birth to and a son on the way (yay!!) so she's pretty seasoned in this. Unfortunately she's right. Co parenting is not easy. Currently were trying to potty train our youngest, Ashley. She loves the potty, she poops, she pees, she sings. It's great. She can wear big girl panties here the entire weekend. And then she goes to her other home where pull ups go on and potty training doesn't happen. HOW FRUSTRATING IS THAT?!?! I'll say it again, co parenting SUCKS. Regardless of what said of co parenting you may be on its hard. We have a problem getting her other family on board with things like "get her off the bottle, take her pacifier, potty train her", and they have to deal with our constant nagging. These are still shallow waters with me and they're pretty hard to navigate. All I can do is my best when she's here and hope it progresses at her other home. Co parenting is not something they teach you. It's something you drown in until hopefully you figure it out. Out of THREE biological mothers we co parent well with ONE (thanks Becky!) my advice this morning to all you parents and step parents in a co parenting relation is to first PRAY ON IT, try and communicate with the other parent (yep. Laugh it up. I know). Ultimately you're all trying to do what's best for your child. Try to keep that in the forefront of your mind this weekend while you're all visiting with your kids!! Have a blessed Saturday guys!!
Kristen
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