My little one is four. Her mom and I recently went through a very rough ending to our marriage which I don't want to discuss anymore but just want to put it behind me.
I am still very involved in my daughter's life and wouldn't have it any other way. She is used to seeing me with her mom and no other woman.
(Side note) I know when my dad was cheating on my mom he flirted alot in front of us and it made my sister have early on negative feelings towards my father, still to this day and I don't want to create that image for my own.)
Now I'm not cheating but my kid is way too young to understand so I am trying to figure out how to have my female friends without making my daughter feel I'm pushing her to the side. She is very territorial and she wants to know who I'm talking to every time I'm on the phone lol and I'm not gonna lie to my own kid so I just say a friend, but her smart, intelligent little self reads through it, squinting her eyes replying "Daaaadddyyyy!!!!!"
However I try to give her my full attention when she's with me because she won't allow me to do anything without her lol understandably she's a daddy's girl.
So I'm just trying to find a balance. Any tips, from anyone who can share their experiences.
I am still very involved in my daughter's life and wouldn't have it any other way. She is used to seeing me with her mom and no other woman.
(Side note) I know when my dad was cheating on my mom he flirted alot in front of us and it made my sister have early on negative feelings towards my father, still to this day and I don't want to create that image for my own.)
Now I'm not cheating but my kid is way too young to understand so I am trying to figure out how to have my female friends without making my daughter feel I'm pushing her to the side. She is very territorial and she wants to know who I'm talking to every time I'm on the phone lol and I'm not gonna lie to my own kid so I just say a friend, but her smart, intelligent little self reads through it, squinting her eyes replying "Daaaadddyyyy!!!!!"
However I try to give her my full attention when she's with me because she won't allow me to do anything without her lol understandably she's a daddy's girl.
So I'm just trying to find a balance. Any tips, from anyone who can share their experiences.