Step son
My step son is over every weekend. His mother has very different views on what I think a child should be allowed to do. He’s 3. He watches and scrolls YouTube for hours on end even through the night. Eats whatever he wants, junk food, snacks, his teeth have to be removed because they’re so bad. He has no boundaries, he gets whatever he wants. He can be disrespectful to me and even his dad. He screams and has crazy tantrums over absolutely nothing like if he gets McDonald’s and his dad says no to getting donuts in the same time frame in which his dad always ends up giving him what he wants. When he does have these crazy screaming hitting the walls tantrums, his dad is so kind to him, he says sorry for yelling at him or telling him no etc, yet when our 6mo old son cries because he’s quite literally an infant he’s annoyed and aggravated. What is the difference here? I’m confused? Wouldn’t a person be more strict on the toddler vs an infant? Like toddlers need structure and discipline and not in an aggressive way but they test boundaries constantly. It’s so annoying and I feel like he doesn’t love our son the same. It’s off putting. He won’t help me often only occasionally and I work full time as well. When he is off work by choice sometimes for days , he still has my mom who’s a full time realtor watch him until I get home! Yet he’s called off work to get his son from the prior relationship can someone please help me understand because I’m losing my mind. I feel like a single mother in my home with a finance! It’s so frustrating! I can’t get anything done around here and he won’t do it he’s kind of selfish