I am a woman aged 22 and I am married with a three-year-old son. My husband’s ex-wife recently sent their five-year-old daughter to live with us. She stalks me on every social site, telling me some demands that are just not realistic.
She fears I may ill-treat her daughter. She demands that I feed give her two eggs and polony at breakfast, macaroni and cheese in the afternoon, rice and chicken for dinner and a midnight snack. My husband and I cannot even afford those things for our own son. We cannot jump to her commands even if we wanted to; our finances just cannot afford it. I don’t want to cross her path as much as I don’t want her to cross mine; the last thing I have time for is fighting with her. What can I tell her in return? – Mrs T
Dear Mrs T
I doubt she could afford all those things for her daughter either. What she is failing to realise is that her demands are not the kind of food recommended for kids. Her daughter is only five and she wants her to be fed like an adult. Being polite and avoiding a fight, which she seems to be trying to pick with you, is the wisest thing to do, and I am happy you are choosing that. Kindly tell her that you will feed her daughter to the best of your ability what is healthy for her and the same as you feed your own child, and that you will do everything in your power to see that her daughter is not ill-treated or unhappy – more than that she has no right to ask. – Aunty Lisa
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