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Hello! My husband and I have been married for a little over a year now. I have one bio son (8) and two step daughters (3/12) both from different moms....fun.... Husband tends to stay pretty harsh against my son who's dad is out of the picture (son calls husband dad). husband says he is harsher against my kid because he is a boy and he is always here. I discipline my son and so does husband.

Issue number 2: SD(3) who is raised jointly by us and her grandparents. Bio mom signed rights over, over a year ago, grandparents say she still comes around (on her behalf to get money from parents). The grandparents want my SD to be their own. They always have her and some times on our week when I get home from class or errands the husband would have the grandparents come pick her up (dad doesn't like to deal with the crying and whining). Don't get my wrong, I am on prescription drugs to keep me sane when she is with us because all she wants to do is eat cookies and watch TV (her grandparents give her everything she wants! Which is totally fine if they weren't raising her halftime+. We want full custody so SD can have a normal routine (I am a firm believer in routine and habits) issue is idk how much that is going to cost or if my husband will even stick with it, I just want the grandparents to be just that. I want her to eat something other then KFC and cookies and to not cry when peppa pig doesn't come on until 4:30!!! Ha!
Ok so really I am just asking for help on how to deal with a whining child that only wants to be with her grandparents. I think they tell her to say things ("I love my papa more than you" type stuff) :(((
Dad sees me as way to harsh bc I make her go to bed at 830 without tv (her radio is on), he thinks she can stay up until whenever bc she has nothing to do.... Well that leads to a very whining 3yr old the next day and then leads to day telling grandparents to come get her.
Any advice on how to make this child stop hating me and hating being here??
I don't believe in giving children what they want just to shut them up. Any discipline techniques for a 3yr old?
Has anyone been to court over rights from grandparents?

Thanks guys

Just tired of being the cruel step monster......