I have a 2yo dcg whose gma drops off and picks up and all she wants to do is talk badly about this little boy's dad (her dd's bf) - right in front of dcg!! I always try to redirect the conversation but she always turns it back toward negativity about the bio dad.
Granted the dad is young and not in the running for a Father of the Year award but still, it isn't healthy for dcg to hear all this talk about her own father. And it's not healthy for me to hear nothing but negativity! I try to always keep a sunny outlook and she's really bumming me out.
Has anyone dealt with this and how did (or would) you handle this?
BTW, they are still in a trial period with me so I could just bow out gracefully but dcg is really sweet and fits with my group and I feel like I could make this work if I could somehow magically change her gma back to the happy lady she seemed to be at our interview. :confused:
Granted the dad is young and not in the running for a Father of the Year award but still, it isn't healthy for dcg to hear all this talk about her own father. And it's not healthy for me to hear nothing but negativity! I try to always keep a sunny outlook and she's really bumming me out.
Has anyone dealt with this and how did (or would) you handle this?
BTW, they are still in a trial period with me so I could just bow out gracefully but dcg is really sweet and fits with my group and I feel like I could make this work if I could somehow magically change her gma back to the happy lady she seemed to be at our interview. :confused:
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