Exposing Co-Parenting Traps: Narcissism & Alienation | Blended Family Podcast

[@LindaBales-z8k]

WOW!! That was 100% what's going on now!! Thank you for your insight!!

[@MissA17018]

This is so much what we are going through with my stepdaughter and her mom - we can only pray that she will see the truth one day as her brothers have and that their mom changes enough to be a better person for the three of them. Thank you for this - blending is hard enough (we have 5 kids together - 4 full time) but dealing with parent alienation, from someone who is also emotionally abusive, has been a whole different monster. We let my SD stay with her mom because we knew that fighting for her would make things worse for our household. We decided that saving the two who wanted to be here would have to be enough. Trying to explain about boundaries to children without saying exactly why is difficult. Having a child who only wants to come around for gifts is difficult. Remaining silent but loving from afar is so hard when you know that child needs/deserves something more than the other parent is providing and the other parent/family just doesn't seem to care. It is so hard when people ask where she is and how she is. We just aren't sure how to respond. The "whew" at the end is right! I am counting solely on Jesus for this situation.

[@BlendedKingdomFamilies]

Thank you very much for your support; we are glad this episode was a blessing to you! We are sorry to hear about the many challenges you are facing and are stopping right now to cover you and your loved ones in prayer. We are believing alongside you that God will help you navigate these challenges and provide overwhelming peace, love, understanding and breakthrough!

[@a-amyers821]

Have y’all talked about coparenting between a believer bio parent/step parent and a un-believer bio parent?

[@BlendedKingdomFamilies]

Thank you for the comment. That is a great topic of conversation! We have discussed that on a previous podcast episode (linked here). We pray it is a blessing to you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/opzOfGeJfdupmKs

[@kamiMcVeigh-ml7ej]

What if your child is now in college/young adult, and has really alienated us already? She refuses to recognize/discuss the situation and believes I’m overbearing from trying to protect her as a younger teen when she acted out in unsafe behaviors.

[@BlendedKingdomFamilies]

Thank you for the comment. We are so sorry to hear that you are going through this challenging season. We are stopping right now to cover you and your family in prayers of protection, guidance and peace! We understand that this can be a very challenging season and encourage you to stay consistent to the good character that God has called you to live out and what the bible tells us. Continue to pray for them, show love, and if you feel led by God to reach out and send encouragement do so with no expectation of what that would look like in return. We also recommend a great resource from Dr. Douglas Weiss called "Prodigal Parent Process". The text can be found on Amazon. Be blessed in all you do!

[@kamiMcVeigh-ml7ej]

@@BlendedKingdomFamilies thank you so much!

[@LindaBales-z8k]

WOW!! That was 100% what's going on now!! Thank you for your insight!!

[@BlendedKingdomFamilies]

Praise God this episode was a blessing to you. Be blessed in all you do!