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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ex definitely puts the second wife before his child.  In fact, he puts the step daughter above his biological child.  In one respect, I do believe he is trying to be a better husband this time around, but it comes at the expense of his son.
DS likes the stepmom and daughter but does not feel like he is part of the new family at all.

Ex takes wife and step daughter on several very expensive vacations each year and a couple trips to Disney, but he never includes his son (14).  He spends 24 hours with his son every other weekend.  Son recognizes that he is not a priority and is having a hard time coping with that knowledge.

I don't throw his Dad under the bus (I never speak badly about him to my son), but I can't tell my son that he is wrong in this case.  I do try to show my son some of the other ways that his father expresses his love for him -- but that's not easy either.

I think a healthier option would be to find a balance that fosters both relationships.[/quote]

I think it's more like they are living their life when your child isn't there.

At 14 he probably has his own friends and doesn't always want to go to dad's.  [/quote]

Not PP, but it's often very painful to a kid to see his dad having fun with someone else's child. And in these days of social media, they see everything. 
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