Neither have we, and wouldn’t . Yes, they were told off if they were naughty, but they always knew that they were both very much loved, and so precious. I never went to bed without kissing my
parents goodnight, even staying with them as an adult and a mother myself. I knew I was loved and I wanted my children to have that same sense of security. My eldest and his ex split when their son was little, but they handled things so well putting their son front and centre of everything. He knows they both love him, both sides of his family get on well. I think my ex daughter in law is an excellent mother, and I’ve told her she is, and my son is a brilliant Dad. There was hurt on both sides when their relationship crumbled, but they have put that to one side for the sake of their son. When he’s been in hospital, he has both his Mummy and his Daddy with him. I wish the Abuser had been able to do just a little of this for the sake of her daughters, but she just doesn’t love them, and that makes me so sad for them both