We are West Indians and it apparently is our culture to have multiple children. That’s a colonial legacy but also a conversation for another time. But how many of us were raised with ALL our siblings and how many of us learned about an extra brother or sister down the line?
There is the pressure to keep the “family” together, so infidelity and children resulting from those actions get le behind.
The Wives treat the outside child like a plague and the children within the marriage typically shun their sibling.
Is that right? Did the child ask to be part of this mess and how can we start changing this mentality?
Let’s Speak On It
● Stepparents aren’t all evil but what causes some step-parents to treat the children of their partner/husband poorly?
● What effect does this have on the child?
● Do you recommend the children forming a bond?
○ But is this dependent on the relationship between ALL the parental units?