[blparent] When not to be a united front.

[Peggy]

Are you and their father together??  The reason I ask is because with my 
middle son, his father and I are no longer together and to solve this 
problem I just tell Dustin ... you may act like that or do this at your 
dad's house, but here in this house it won't be tollerated.

If you occupy the same household, does talking to their dad help??  Getting 
him to change his behavior for the kids' benefit would be ideal but if that 
isn't going to happen I would just say, what daddy does isn't always the 
right way to behave but this is what I expect from you ... However, expect 
the same in return ... Mommy's behavior isn't always ... Yea, you get it.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Jennifer Jackson
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:02 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] When not to be a united front.

Here is a little parenting conundrum. I struggle with this in my own
relationship with my kids and their father. I generally believe in
presenting a united front, but what about when your partner says something
that is just factually wrong or regular sets  bad example with his abuse of
the English language? How and when do you correct the facts? I have given up
on correcting the grammar violations he makes, but it is an ongoing issue
with my kids because they are perfectly willing to point out that their dad
does the same thing I just corrected one of them for. I am just wondering if
anyone else struggles with this kind of thing and what other people think
about it. I am not really asking for a solution as this is, of course, a
matter that is mixed up with the greater picture of any relationship.





Jennifer

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