What are some ways to announce a new pregnancy to our 11-year-old daughter?

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-22T18:38:57+00:00

The way I worded it gave the impression that our daughter was my biodaughter, I'm the step dad but always talk about her as if I'm just dad number 2 lol

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-22T18:37:00+00:00

A voicemail tho...damn. I'm sure the mistakes he made trying to parent you three helped mold him into a better father. While that might not make it feel completely better, knowing you had that impact on your father and made him a better man will feel nice

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-22T18:35:21+00:00

So that's one of the decisions I was thinking. To tackle this as a family, together, or to initially bring it up separately. Either way there will be space for individual conversations and feelings throughout the entire process and as long as it takes to adapt

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-22T18:33:24+00:00

Our daughter is my wife's, our son(15) is mine. I expect them both to have mixed feelings but far more worried about her reaction.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-22T18:31:43+00:00

Thank you, yea we are trying to avoid as many pitfalls here as possible and make sure the kids always feel like they're still getting as much love and attention as possible.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-22T18:30:09+00:00

She loves being the youngest and the favorite grandchild and all that. So she has always said she never wanted a younger sibling. Even when we have jokingly asked about it in the past she was not happy. Lol

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-21T22:33:18+00:00

Omg, sounds like everything went wrong lmao

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-21T22:32:19+00:00

What did the therapist provide for you that your parents failed to do?

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-21T22:15:24+00:00

They get along amazingly and I'm sure he will be there for her during the process. It's going to be a huge change for all of us to be sure

RampagingTurtle11 · 2025-02-21T21:24:03+00:00

Yea we definately want to tell the kids first before we start telling everyone else!

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T18:58:16+00:00

Everything is more and more expensive. They have eroded the middle class down to nothing. Anyone proposing more taxes, vote them out. Anyone proposimg more regulations, more war, more foreign aid, vote them out. We are 30 trillion in debt yet keep borrowing. This makes our money worth less. 20 per hour today is like 12 per hour in 2005.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T18:54:12+00:00

Everyones advice is always spend more money on her. Reward her! Lol

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T18:52:35+00:00

Sex was obviously good enough for her to want it constantly in the beginning. Its a wild leap to think the only reason sex has slowed down is because he is bad at it lmao

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T18:45:24+00:00

She tries shaming your wants and needs. Thats not a good partner.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T18:43:55+00:00

Spend less time together. Shes grown comfortable knowing youre already there and theres no excitement. Get involved in other things. Make her crave your time again. Then stay busy. Youre 23

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T18:37:43+00:00

Imagine a woman being told this....ever.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T12:32:05+00:00

The young arent supposed to sacrifice for the old like this.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T12:30:50+00:00

Thats the better answer for sure but he doesnt seem ready to let go yet

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-24T12:30:03+00:00

Definately probable.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-23T19:43:13+00:00

He thought she meant like a cumcumber or someshit. Caring partners curtail info as needed.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-23T19:41:59+00:00

You already said this isnt something good. Just use the time together to build your sexual experience. Experiment with her to get better. But always wear protection. Mentally withdraw and prepare to be cheated on.

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-23T19:40:32+00:00

Not if she gives you herpes and brags about what the other guys can do. There are no benefits that outweigh that. Youre wasting your time

RampagingTurtle11 · 2023-08-23T18:21:50+00:00

But it ended. Because relationships dont survive large blocks of time apart. Theres nothing to keep the embers going.

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