out of state step children
My boyfriend and I just moved in together. I have a 3yr old daughter who lives with us 24/7. My boyfriends son is here for 2 1/2 weeks to visit he lives out of state (9y/o) . This is all new to the son to have to share his dad so I am trying to give them space and time to be together. But now I am upset that my boyfriend is not even trying to include my daughter and I in anything they are doing.I feel like we should do a little something together the 4 of us. AND NOW!!!! his daughter is coming down for a week (19y/o) and now im just wondering how thats going to be. Also when his son normally comes to visit he sleeps in the bed with his dad so I said thats fine let him sleep with you Ill sleep in my daughters room.... but now I feel like at the end of the day I get no time alone with my boyfriend. And now when his daughter comes where is she going to sleep? in the living room? We only have a 2 bedroom apartment and if his daughter sleeps in the living room its going to be terrible because I have a 3 y/o who wakes up at 8am And anyone who has ever been around kids knows you can only keep a 3y/o so calm and quiet in the morning before they are ready to enjoy the day. I was really looking forward to this visit I thought it would be nice for my boyfriend and his kids and my daughter and I to get to know each other better and see that its not bad for their dad to have another woman in his life and that my daughter and I are not replacing them but now I am confused.... Did I give him to much space away from me that he thinks I dont want to spend time with them or is he just figuring out how to make this a smooth transition. ughh this is sooo difficult I dont want to hurt anyone's feelings but in the meantime I am stuck home while they go out... why do I have to be put completely on the back burner?? Am I over exaggerating or what can I do to get some good "family" moments that we will all appreciate?