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[quote=Anonymous]^of course my kid knows I'm the superior parent. Not because I tell her (I don't) or because I speak ill of her dad (I don't) but because I parent her. I take her to the doctor, help her with projects, sit down with her every morning at breakfast and evening at dinner and listen to her talk about her life. I lead her Girl Scout troop and organize my work schedule so I can meet her after school. I don't yell at her.  I show I'm interested in the things she likes.

Her dad criticizes her constantly. If she gets 5 As and a B he asks about the B. If she doesn't like the movie he selects for them (he never lets her choose) he tells her she has  a poor attention span. She is gay and he insists on saying she "thinks she's gay."  She says he doesn't listen. She says he doesn't respect her privacy and that he keeps her awake by blasting the tv.

Unsurprisingly, she's told me pretty frankly she prefers me. I don't gloat about it because I want them to have a decent relationship and I want her to feel he appreciates her. I wish he were a great parent.

So how do I coparent with him? I do everything I possibly can to take care of her and make her feel secure and I avoid any conflict with him. All he haa to do is be nice and supportive to her. [/quote]

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