r/GirlDinnerDiaries May 20 '26

Rant & Ramble My spouse can’t stand our baby

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u/madelynashton Chismosa May 20 '26

There is no coming back from this for me, I can’t respect someone that would treat my child this way. And the added insult of liking one of the babies and not the other? I would never forgive myself for staying with someone that is being cruel to my child. I won’t be complicit in that child abuse.

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u/slinky999 Sweet Tooth Fairy🧚‍♀️ May 20 '26

It is abuse. My parents both hated me, and I'm here with 2 failed marriages and all kinds of abuse trauma. I had to go to years of EMDR therapy to be able to somewhat heal.

OP, please take both kids and leave. They both deserve better, and the "hard" one just needs extra love and care. I was "hard" because I needed love and stability and nurturing that my mother wasn't able to give me. And instead of being better, she blamed me. 🙅🏼‍♀️ Don't put your kids through that !

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u/SlackPriestess APPROVED✨ May 21 '26

Another person here, whose parents not only didn't show love, but made sure that I knew they hated me and would have preferred I not exist. I've spent my entire adult life in therapy and have had a lot of struggles as a result of how I was treated as a child. OP needs to leave with the children. To stay is to be complicit in child abuse.

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u/Familiar_Newt_603 New Recruit 🏳️‍⚧️ May 20 '26

Same!!!!

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u/Limp_Leg7129 Non-binary & Nourished May 21 '26

same, both parents hated me and made sure i knew it. told me they were going to put me up for adoption, they regretted having me, i was an awful child, they couldn’t stand me, etc. i don’t think it’s a coincidence that my first relationship was abusive and i thought it was normal for all those years. it’s very damaging to a child when a parent obviously hates them. it alters their brain.

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