tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post8911741469335480759..comments2024-02-29T11:25:52.190+02:00Comments on MomAgain@40: Reconstructed families and relationshipsKaren du Toithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962536496240863886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-55598433459776197792009-12-10T21:55:16.072+02:002009-12-10T21:55:16.072+02:00As a single mom I found your article so interestin...As a single mom I found your article so interesting Karen because I know I'm going to be there one day!Mommalicious Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090022153819808524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-20501270867706558622009-12-10T14:01:22.087+02:002009-12-10T14:01:22.087+02:00The sign idea is a good one! Thanks!The sign idea is a good one! Thanks!Karen du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962536496240863886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410985627936537274.post-80201205920206769512009-12-09T16:28:32.023+02:002009-12-09T16:28:32.023+02:00I can totally relate to you and your post. I'm...I can totally relate to you and your post. I'm a 41 yr old with a 15 month old son and a 16 yr old son and a second marriage. Hubby is Dad to the 15 mo old, and called Dad by the 16 yr old. We have this issue in our house... when Hubby decides to set his foot down about things that I wouldn't be so firm on. We talked about it a few times, and basically what we worked out came to this: Always, we should present a united front, so that there's no second-guessing, or playing one side against the other by the children. We're still working on creating an easily recongizable signal, so that if one of us has issue with what the other is saying, we can stop the conversation (or disagreement), and the parents can go discuss the problem before sticking ourselves up to our necks in a solution that doesn't really work. There have been times where I'd have liked it if Hubby had left the discipline for particular problems to me only, but in the end, I'm glad he hasn't. We're a much better family as a result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com