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Comments on: My Kid Has a Favorite and It’s Not Me https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/ all the goods on writing, mothering and special needs Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:34:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Jamie https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3972 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:34:48 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3972 In reply to Michele Morin.

I am still unabashedly Charlie’s favorite and I will take it. Cora might come around and Jonas is the neutral party with enough love to go around. Family dynamics fascinate me.

]]> By: Michele Morin https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3971 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:07:53 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3971 One of my sons used to spend the whole day pining for his dad . . .before he was even putting sentences together, he would intone, “When Daddy home?”
With four sons, this seems to be par for the course here, and I’ve kind of gotten used to them calling (the adults who live elsewhere) and making polite conversation with me, but knowing the real reason they called is to discuss something with their dad.
So far, our grandboy loves me “best,” but he’s three, so this, too, may pass.

]]> By: Jamie https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3970 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:21:33 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3970 In reply to TiffineyHolmes.

Tiffiney thank you so much for the kind words! And I’m glad I’ve found another mother to a daddy’s girl. Solidarity, my friend.

]]> By: TiffineyHolmes https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3969 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:40:24 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3969 Hey Jamie! I found you on the coffee for your heart link up and I already know that you are my kind of people. I’ve already shared your post on FB and have liked your page. I not only appreciate your writing, I am feeling your pain: I have an adult daughter who has chosen my husband as her best friend. Ask me if I care and I’ll tell you no. And if you believe that I have a bridge I’d like to sell you! I’ll be back. You can count on it!

]]> By: Jamie https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3960 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:39:52 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3960 In reply to Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets.

Okay, so all the tricks you do with Ave, I do with Charlie! He is SUCH a mama’s boy and I have to gently “encourage” him to engage with Jody more. I suppose it all evens out in the end. You are right though in how draining being the favored parent can be.

]]> By: Jamie https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3959 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:38:30 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3959 In reply to Donna Miller.

I am so very much hoping this is a stage. I think you’re right…she knows she doesn’t have to “work for it” with me. And for that I am grateful!

]]> By: Jamie https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3958 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:37:36 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3958 In reply to littlesloveandsunshine.

At least you get some nail time in! : )

]]> By: Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3957 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:22:22 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3957 This must be how my husband feels since Ave is all about her momma. I’ve been trying to give them space (he’s the one who did the swimming lessons with her) and when she demands I read her bedtime story, I tell her I have to use the bathroom and daddy will do it until I get back. It’s helping because as nice as it is to be the wanted parent, it’s also so very draining.

]]> By: Donna Miller https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3956 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:06:34 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3956 ]]> Awe I feel your heart!! My girls used to do that also. They go through stages and one thing I’ve learned is that sometimes they wrestle with us like that because they do favor us and feel comfortable knowing they have our favor and don’t have to strive to keep it. You are a blessing momma! ❤

]]> By: littlesloveandsunshine https://mom-gene.com/2018/02/26/my-kid-has-a-favorite-and-its-not-me/#comment-3955 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:56:31 +0000 http://mom-gene.com/?p=4341#comment-3955 I absolutely love this! It has been my story up until my daughter turned 5 this year and suddenly wanted somebody to paint her nails. Now she occasionally asks for me instead of Daddy and I try not to let her see it makes me feel like Christmas has come every time! These Daddy’s Girls…

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