My 19 yo son and his 18 yo girlfriend are
expecting a little girl tomorrow!!!
The 27th is her due date. I'm so excited
I feel like my heart is going to explore.
I'm a little concerned about something.
They are living with us, which I love but
how do I learn to not take charge once the
baby come? It's going to be very hard for
me. I want to be a very big part of
raising the baby but I don't want the kids
getting upset with me.
Any advice?
Thank you and love to all,
Lori
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mominashoe
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Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 1703 Location: , KS USA
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Posted: 02-26-08 23:52pm
Just let them know that you are there for
them and that if they need anything at
all, they should ask. Just be as open as
possible with them. At the same time, do
make sure mom gets rest and isn't doing
too much...offer to help when you see the
opportunity, just don't do things without
asking and you'll be fine.
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benc152
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 225 Location: , Australia
Posted: 02-27-08 01:09am
my situtation was a little different but
hopefully this may help you?
when i was 14 my girlfriend had my son and
my mother adopted him and raises him as
though he's my brother.
it hurts a lot to have someone raise your
child BUT no way could i have done it on
my own, and at times when my mum and step
dad have gone on holiday and i've babysat
my boy its been horribley hard and i've
just counted down the days when they'll be
back so i can rest, or have a bit of fun.
So the moral of that i think is that
they'll probably be a bit annoyed with you
helping out too much, but at the same time
they'll be dying for a babysitter and
someone to help! young babies don't really
sleep enough and they'll love it when
grandma cleans the baby and plays with it
so they can have a nap
