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[quote=Anonymous]Ok, Gma’s post isn’t perfect. But it doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a valid concern. My own kids went through stages where they preferred one parent over the other. When I was not the preferred one, it was hard to be rejected. Of course I didn’t stop paying attention to her. But, for example, to take her to the restroom, I would not suggest that I take her because that would turn into her saying she wanted daddy and that hurt. Also embarrassing when others were around. So we would just lead with - daddy is taking you, especially in a restaurant. Of course, there is some cause and effect to that because then Dd started preferring DH more. But in the end, it was a phase. We tried to find things only she and I could do, like baking, which helped. I guess the thing is that I tried to engage (but not always when other people were around because we didn’t want a scene). Is DIL disengaged completely or just laying low when others are around? [/quote]
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