Drama at Walmart
Back story: So basically the story is my husband cheated on me 16 years ago. I forgave him. The women never told him she was pregnant and recently he had to get a paternity test because the women is deceased and her son has nowhere to go and he is his kid. I moved my 8 year old in with my 10 year old and they're pissed and my 13 year old is mad that the family isn't the same.
So I'm still waiting to hear back from a therapy place so I'm on that. But fuck. I'm stressed out. Brayden has been doing okayish. But we had some drama at Walmart. We were all out as a family. My 8 year old was asking for a toy and my husband said she had enough toys. She started whining so he signed and said everyone could have one toy. 8 year old got a Barbie. 10 year old got a nail polish set. My 13 year old just got a dork diaries book. Brayden was walking around and husband asked if he was getting anything and he said no so my husband told him to. He was looking at the Pokemon cards and they had stuffed Pokemon. He picked up a Squirtle. My husband asked if he like Pokemon and he said he collected the stuffed animals but they got lost when CPS took him after his mom died. My husband and him got into some conversation about Pokemon and they seemed to be bonding. My 8 year old I think started getting jealous and started pulling on his shirt saying daddy. And he told her to give him a second and she decided to say very loudly "Brayden wants a stuffed animal because he's a baby. That's why you peed your bed!" Brayden was obviously humiliated and I told her no toy if she's gonna be like that. She started acting bratty and through the Barbie and stuck her tongue out at Brayden. My 2 other girls ig learned their lesson on bullying him because they didn't say anything or smirk. My husband sent her to her room and went speak to her and Brayden stayed in his room. I'm trying so hard to blend this family well and hopefully a therapist will help us do it well.
No she didn't get the toy. She is grounded to her room without WiFi or her tablet. I know rewarding her bratty behavior wasn't the best move. We usually don't but we were tired from being out all day and my husband just wanted to get through I'd and let her have a toy.
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