[quote]I don't know if it gets better. For me, the step parent in my first divorce is ok by me. She is a good person, and if she felt my son needs time out or something then so be it. I really trust her judgement. But the gf in my sitch right now, I don't know the chick. All I know about her is that she is still married and dating my still married to me stbx. You know? So, I don't know if I would be able to trust her at all around my girls. It sux and I think that my sitch makes it even harder to tell. Would I knock a knot on her head for hitting my girls? Probaly. Is it because of the sitch? Probaly. That is a tough one. You never know who these ppl are. If my stbx and I were already divorced and she came into the pic. and tried to discipline my kids and I knew her and trusted her judgement (because yes, kids act up badly sometimes)then it would be different all the way around. I hate to sound flip flop on this one but I think it is diff. in most everyone's lives. [/quote]
This is the crux of the issue. Do you trust the person who is disciplining your child? Do you even know them? If this is not a married partner (or long term common-law) then the issue of discipline shouldn't even be of their concern. If someone was babysitting your child would it be OK for them to use physical punishment? I'm pretty sure not!!!This woman was a temporary babysitter, and to make matters worse she must have known she did something wrong or she would not have asked your daughter not to tell you.
Christine
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