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[quote=Anonymous]I think you already can see how different he is from you and not in a "gee whiz we can learn from each other" way.  You aren't going to change him into a more happy, positive person or change the way he interacts with his son.

I will say, personally, knowing my kids, no way would I have brought them with me on a date if I were single..  The focus would be on the child and not me getting to know my date.  Also, while my children are well behaved about 80% of the time in public, there is that 20% when something triggers them (with my oldest it has been saying no to her getting candy at a souvenir shop)and it is downhill from there. Sometimes it is about being hungry, thirsty, or tired.  Sometimes it is about not getting their way so everything else becomes an issue.  If it is about power and control, our best bet is to remove us and them from the situation or ignore them best I can (if we can't leave) and neither tactic is endearing to a stranger you are getting to know.  So this it to say, it's hard to know from the snippet if he has a terrible relationship with his child but we can see you have a different style and this could be a source of conflict if you did end up in a relationship with him.[/quote]

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