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My wife and I have four children (thre oldest are hers and the youngest in ours. 16G, 14B, 10B and 9G, we only have the two oldest on the weekend and the two youngest full time). Whenever I make plans to do something as a family she doesn't want to do it. She's just really not much into our childrens lives. Some examples would be : Our younest is in Girl Scouts and my wife never is involved with any of those activities, a couple years ago our youngest wanted to be in soccer and my wife signed her up but never went to any practices or games, if I make plans for us to go to the movies, park or just about anything as a family she doesn't go for whatever reason.
It's gotten to the point where our two youngest have noticed it and question me about it. I usually just make up some excuse for it and they'll not mention it again.
I've tried talking to her about it and she'll just say she's tired or doesn't want to do whatever it is we are doing. When it comes to the boys, she'll say that she just doesn't relate to boys as well as girls and blow it off that way.
I've also tried telling her that as the kids get older they'll remember these thing and the fact that thier mother wasn't there is something that will stick out to them. I can remember being in the school band and different sports growing up and I can only recall my parents going to one event each (seperately also) my whole childhood.
Just looking for some idea's, so any answer might help.
It's gotten to the point where our two youngest have noticed it and question me about it. I usually just make up some excuse for it and they'll not mention it again.
I've tried talking to her about it and she'll just say she's tired or doesn't want to do whatever it is we are doing. When it comes to the boys, she'll say that she just doesn't relate to boys as well as girls and blow it off that way.
I've also tried telling her that as the kids get older they'll remember these thing and the fact that thier mother wasn't there is something that will stick out to them. I can remember being in the school band and different sports growing up and I can only recall my parents going to one event each (seperately also) my whole childhood.
Just looking for some idea's, so any answer might help.