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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd be creeped out if my spouse was jealous of the primary parent relationship with a newborn or infant.

The primary caregiver is reasonably closer to a baby.[/quote]

Are you a lesbian mom?[/quote]

Forget "are you a lesbian mom?" I'm wondering if that poster is a parent at all. [b]The notion of jealousy of the primary caregiver is well-known to both straight dads as well as lesbian moms. [/b] Intellectually folks know that the baby is closer to the primary caregiver. Emotionally, however, it's a different ball of wax. It's perfectly normal (not creepy) for one parent to feel jealous of the primary caregiver. [/quote]

And most families go through a period where the child prefers one parent over the other in the toddler and/or early childhood years as well. Sometimes its the "primary" caregiver, but sometimes its the not - and it can be difficult for the parent who is not the "favorite" at that moment. It's common, and its hard. Sometimes it even flip flops a few times and a child will prefer one parent over the other, and then prefer the other parent for a while. It's exhausting for the preferred parent, and can be hurtful to the parent who is not preferred in the moment, but the child is not doing it to be hurtful - they are too young.[/quote]

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