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castiron ([personal profile] castiron) wrote in [community profile] agonyaunt 2024-03-20 04:20 am (UTC)

He thinks that I believe he is not a good dad or doesn’t know how to handle her, but that’s not the case.

Um, LW, you've said really clearly in this letter that he doesn't know how to handle her -- he's making the meltdowns worse.

Maybe he's one of those folks who thinks he should instinctually know how to parent, or who thinks that what worked for the other kids should work for this one. If he's a good dad, he'll eventually clue in and listen to the person with more experience. (Though the fact that LW's talking about having done parent training but doesn't say her husband did it too? I'm skeptical.)

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