This. She needs to face her fear. While seated in a parent’s lap in her home, so she isnt terrified. But she can see DH across the room and see that people she loves are comfortable around him. |
Agree |
Doesn't sound like they are offended by a two year old. But it is lousy if the ADULTs expect OP's DH to stay out of the room. They need to allow him to participate fully. The kid can stay by mom and dad. |
I'd you are making him leave then he should be angry. Two year olds do not rule the roost. Take her out of the room. |
OP, your DH's family sounds dysfunctional. Are they dramatic? Is he seen as the scapegoat? How often do you see these people?
Little kids do weird things. It's the actions of the ADULTS in the family that are unexpected and off. Let her sit on a parent's lap or be held and she will get used to DH over time. That they are not facilitating that, instead the OPPOSITE suggests to me this has older roots in the family dynamics. |
The first time my daughter met her grandad she burst into tears. He was a big guy with a beard. She eventually got over it. |
1. Please don't take this seriously, kids are not rational.
2. This is something that will improve with time as she sees him more. 3. One of my dear friends is Nigerian with very dark skin. When my 8-months old saw her for the first time, he began to cry hysterically. I was mortified!!! It's just kids being kids but at the time I was like, omg I'm raising a racist. This is all by way of saying kids just do things like this and you simply cannot take it personally or seriously. |