Right now I’m going through a separation from my husband and I live with my Mother and Step-Dad. I’m thankful to them for all they’ve done for me and basically don’t “talk back” or argue over anything.

Recently my Step-Dad became unemployed so he’s home the entire day. This has become a point of stress for both myself and my child. See my Step-Dad doesn’t know how to talk softly and not seem as if he’s yelling. He is very demanding as well, wanting every toy picked up right away, and no doing it in an hour is not okay.

I do ask my child to clean up her toys, but I don’t ask her to do it right as she finishes with one because she goes between toys. So she may play with Toy A for ten minutes and then move on to Toy B for five and return to Toy A. She cleans up when she’s done playing in general.

But he’s constantly bossing her around. Also he’s really focused on food. I’ve tried to tell them to not worry about how she eats, her blood sugar is fine (she has a disorder called Hyperinsulinism). But he is so concerned about how much she eats and how often she eats that I’m afraid it’s going to lead to some issues for her.

But I don’t say anything, except on the food issue because I don’t like forcing my child to eat beyond her full point.

I just wish he would stop being so demanding on her. She’s just 3.

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