How do I help my daughter?
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| Mon, 07-25-2005 - 1:04pm |
My daughter (3 1/2) and I moved out of our family home into an apartment in April. My husband of 15 years stayed at our home where my daughter goes for visitation. I am happy to say that since we moved out my daughter has spent more time with her dad then the other three years of her life put together. Since he didn't spend a great deal of time with her when we lived there things at first were not nearly as hard on her as it could have been. However, since she's spending more time with him it has become increasingly difficult on her. To compound things, her dad bought a new puppy, so now she not only misses him when she's with me, she misses the puppy too.
She gets upset a lot at bedtime asking for her dad or her puppy...The other night she told me she didn't want to have two houses anymore, she wanted her dad to live with us.
This is really tearing me up...it makes me wonder if I've done the right thing, that maybe I've ruined her life.
In my head I know that moving us out was the right thing to do, but now my heart is breaking over the hurt that I've caused her.
Can someone give me some advice on what to say to her, how to make her feel better?
Thanks,
Tracy J.

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Your post reminded me of something that my DD said to me one Friday afternoon.... as she HUGGED her daddy when he came to pick her up.... and quickly dashed out the door to get in his truck.
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~
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