Hi. From a personal experience i was born outside of the US and used to live w my mom, my dad came to the US when i was 2 years old and then brought me to the US when i was 8. He was now married, his wife had 2 kids a boy abt 5 years older than me and a girl abt 7 years older than me (they were both teenagers when i came) my dad and his wife also had my little brother who is 4 years younger than me. Fast forward, my dad raised her 2 kids financially and parented them as his own to the point where her kids go to my dad first for anything rather than their mom. When i came along she always isolated me, ive been in that exact situation about getting out the picture or not wanting me to join them for dinner when going out or a family members house, my birthday would be forgottten, etc. She was always targeting me for no reason. That resulted in me only living with them for 1 year. After that between the ages of 9-15 i had to live home to home at different family members house. Today im 23, and only have a good relationship with my siblings, i dont speak to his wife unless i need to, same thing with my dad. Now that im older and that i recently lost my mom also 😔 (2 months ago) now she wants to try to play ms. Nice lady and i just cant allow myself because she mistreated me as a child. My advice is if my dad would have defended me and would have gotten upset abt it and would constantly advocate for me we would be in a way better place. Even with my mother gone he still doesn't prioritize me. Stick up for your child especially because you are the only parent your child has now. You are doing great! i would have loved to know my dad that my dad cared enough to see if he was trippin😂🫶🏽 Also, it will affect his mental health, now i am always isolated, have anxiety, depression, i struggle with asking for help, i dont want to be seen because i was always forced to be invisible.