Mum’s the Word: When Your Child Wants a New Family
Friday, June 05, 2015
She also has begun to notice that our family is a little different than others. 
See Slides Below: What to do When Your Child Wants a New Family
Lia notices when we drive past a McDonalds.
“I haven’t eaten in three hours. I’m so hungry, Mom.”
She also has begun to notice that our family is a little different than others.
Now that she’s aware that our family isn’t like Caillou’s and that she just has just a mom instead of a mom and dad, she has taken to saying things like “I want to be adopted by someone else,” or “I want a different family.”
When she first began saying things like this, I remember it hurt my feelings and made me feel inadequate. I even began to plan elaborate trips to prove to her that even though I couldn’t give her the family she wanted, our family was better because I took her to the circus and the zoo.
However, then I remembered that I used to feel similarly when I was child, and I grew up in a home where both parents were present (way too often in my opinion).
The desire to have a new family is something that occurs in most kids no matter what type of household they live in, and it’s important to remember that.
In fact, this happens so often there are several movies about this from Coraline to the Incredibles to that somewhat disturbing Sissy Spacek movie, Trading Mom.
So don’t feel bad for even a second if suddenly your child doesn’t seem to like you anymore.
However, I know that sometimes it’s difficult to remember this when you’re in the heat of the moment. So in the meantime, here are four things to remember when your child is threatening to trade you in.
See slideshow below.
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