I went through a similar situation with my own brother after my parents were divorced.
Here's what I have to offer: tell her the truth. Sit down with her one-on-one, and tell her exactly what you're seeing, and what the consequences of her actions will be, using straightforward, non-emotional appeal. Beyong that, your scope of influence is limited. Offer the best you can.... truth and warning. Beyond that, Fate will have it's way.
It's always sad to see bribery influence the love of a child. I'm sorry your sister seems confused, and best of luck in appealing to her, if you so choose to do so.
Children are not prize objects to compete against one another for... and it saddens me to see you and your sibling caught in the middle.
another Cody appropriate Iconrose_ivy_rayneJuly 7 2006, 05:25:42 UTC
Dude... I'm suddenly thankful that it's just me and my little sister and that my dad was too busy with his FORMER **does the dance of happiness** girlfriend's kids than us to try any of that shit. I had a friend who was in a similar situation and she was an only child... Unfortunately, divorced parents don't always have the child's intrest at heart, it's more about who has which/more of children on their side and who can use that to thier advantage for later arguements which will more than likely ALWAYS happen which really sucks too... If you need to bitch to another divorce kid just lemme know okay? Ranting on idiot fathers is always on my list of things to do today. ^_~
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Here's what I have to offer: tell her the truth. Sit down with her one-on-one, and tell her exactly what you're seeing, and what the consequences of her actions will be, using straightforward, non-emotional appeal. Beyong that, your scope of influence is limited. Offer the best you can.... truth and warning. Beyond that, Fate will have it's way.
It's always sad to see bribery influence the love of a child. I'm sorry your sister seems confused, and best of luck in appealing to her, if you so choose to do so.
Children are not prize objects to compete against one another for... and it saddens me to see you and your sibling caught in the middle.
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Unfortunately, divorced parents don't always have the child's intrest at heart, it's more about who has which/more of children on their side and who can use that to thier advantage for later arguements which will more than likely ALWAYS happen which really sucks too...
If you need to bitch to another divorce kid just lemme know okay? Ranting on idiot fathers is always on my list of things to do today. ^_~
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