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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, didn't really mean to push back - this thread actually got me thinking about lots of things to try and has been very helpful. Right now, I think I'm very burned out. I think I will stop the invites for the summer and will see how we feel in the fall. I really need BF to step up, and he has shown no signs of being able to do that. [b]Parenting is hard work and I think that a lot of times he takes the easy way out.[/b] In a marriage situation that just wouldn't work for me. I am not sure that I want marriage at all in any case. [/quote]

NP. OP, I'm glad you recognize this. As I read your posts, I thought "this sounds exactly like my SIL." She does the bare minimum for her kid--provides food, water, shelter--but that's pretty much it. Hardly interacts with him. Always foisting him off on someone else so she doesn't have to do the heavy lift of parenting. It's so frustrating. The end result is a kid who alternates between lashing out for any sort of attention and a sullen, withdrawn kid who doesn't want to do anything because he doesn't know how to play. And while you know it's not the kid's fault, it can still be really frustrating and difficult to deal with in the moment. Extra frustrating when you see the parent [i]right there[/i] and they're utterly unengaged.

I don't have any advice, but I think you're on the right track to put things on hold this summer and reevaluate.[/quote]

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