Daddy issues

[Jennifer13]

My DD is four and a half and I'm still her favourite... most of the time. LOL There are occasions when she seeks out Daddy's more sympathetic input when Mummy isn't giving her what she needs. Not that it works, but hey, it's worth a try!

We implemented Daddy-daughter time together alone, which isn't happening enough at the moment. That way there is some time when he's with her on his own and he gets to feel a bit special. He's also taken her places she hasn't been with me before, so she gets an extra kick out of it. I enjoy some time to myself too! I'm also careful not to step in when he's playing with her or dealing with something, so as not to undermine him or interfere in the way he does things with her. His way is different to mine, but that doesn't make it wrong.

Daddy doesn't mind so much when it's me she wants every time she's sick (especially during the night) or wants night time cuddles in bed (they tend to take up more room when they're bigger). LOL When she was a baby, he was very lucky - she was a bfing baby and settled easily so he never had to get up, except for once when I came down with mastitis (and even then my sister was there to help feed her and he went back to bed). So there's pros and cons.