Anxiety Support Group
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I'm in a sticky situation. My daughter is not legally mine and her father's parents adopted her a while ago. I'm still in my daughter's life and visit her about once a month. Now I have a fiance and her adoptive grandparents want to meet him because they want to see if he's "safe around [my] daughter". If he's in my life and my daughter is too then their paths may cross from time to time.
My parent's like my fiance a lot but my ex's parents don't have a good opinion of him so far. That is due to the fact that my ex told them what little he knows about my fiance and used it to make him look bad. I feel he did that because he doesn't want me moving on. He wants to ruin any possiblity of me dating anyone else besides him. He's already made it clear to me he wants me back as well.
I have a lot of fears surrounding this potential meeting. I fear that it will drive my fiance away or humiliate me because they will start bringing up everything they disliked about me when my ex and I dated. I am also afraid that my ex will try to make my fiance very uncofortable. He will probably say that he can't be around my daughter for whatever reason. I also fear he will bring up what little he knows about him and then use it to attack him.
I have a lot of anxiety right now and would appreciate any advice or experiences any of you have. I suppose some of you may have had ex's that tried to keep your children away from your current partner or ex's that told your partner about how horrible you were when dating. All in an attempt to get you back or gain control over your life so you can't move on.
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You might also look into counseling to get a better idea of how to deal with this.
Beyond that, be really careful who you introduce to your former in-laws. Make sure that they're squeaky clean and won't rise to any bait if they are taunted. And make sure that you know them really well...as in 2-3 years, not just months.
Honestly, if you're afraid that the meeting will drive your fiance away...then maybe he's either not the man for you, or should stay out of this?
As you only see her once a month, maybe just go ahead and agree to keep her away from your fiance/husband? While her adoptive parents have complete control until she's 18 on paper...in reality, once a kid gets to be about 15. Courts start listening to them more than the adults. So it might not be as long of a wait as you think it might be. I know that 5-10-15 years seems long now, but time flies.
Do not be in a hurry to share a discussion with the adoptive grandparents. Take the time to consider how your relationship connection actually happens. How involved with the birth father's opinion are they (based upon previous discussions). Consider the option that they are already aware of the current fiance and they want to be able to "see" for themselves, after they've already heard the son's version, which is going to be slanted to make him self look better than the "new guy".
Do Not Make any agreements at this time.
Take time to consider how often you see your daughter, what arrangements you already have in place, what works best for the relationship with the daughter.
The fact that the adoptive grandparents already have a negative opinion leads me to believe that this next option might give a positive result no matter what happens.
Your fiance is in a relationship day-to-day with you.
Any adjustments should be at that level.
Do not add the adoptive grandparents to the mix, and if you meet them out in public, then speak kindly, gently, short, sweet, and simple, and step away. Do not linger for discussion.
This will force them to consider their opinions based upon their personal interaction in public, no notice, no discussion, and provide a better way to gauge their true feelings.
Child#1 is living with her birth mother. Her birth father is in military, traveling to different bases, gone frequently, and rarely sees her. They stay in touch through telephone. The parents never married. Child#2 lives with his birth mother, who recently remarried. He shares the same father as child #1. The father's mother and step-dad live in the same area, and child#2 recently moved back, so this Christmas holiday means that if his dad is in town, dad will be visiting with him. Turns out that the grandmother makes the arrangement and is in limbo until son is able to determine his time in town. It really depends on how the arrangement you currently have is stable for both you and your daughter. This arrangement works for the parents, places the flexibility for the grandparent and as difficult as it is to keep the feelings positive, they make it work. Of course, they vent in private away from little ears and little mouths that carry words elsewhere.
The children are growing up understanding that people who do not like each other can still be civil, can still be polite, and be positive in their conversation.
I hope this helps you to work through your feelings. It's so important to figure out your "break point" and get it in balance so you can be positive.