There is nothing worse than listening to your child be sad or broken hearted. Even worse when there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Our little kids are currently 3 and almost 5. The older one is smart as can possibly be. We are extremely proud of her, but it also sucks sometimes. This situation is one of those times. She doesn’t understand what’s all going on… but she also does. She mentions her sisters a lot, especially about missing them, but also about being mad at them for not coming home.
Just the other day, our youngest made a comment about our family and started listing everyone, including Natalie and Zoe. Our older daughter instantly blurted out “Stop it. Don’t even say their names. They don’t come home so we don’t have them anymore” and then spent the night randomly telling me that she misses them.
How do you explain to your kids that their sisters have been manipulated into the situation they’re currently in? How do you also explain to them that their big sisters still love them, when in reality, their big sisters don’t even care to see them anymore? My children have not seen their big sisters since Halloween. Sierra saw them occasionally at school last year, but that’s it. I can deal with me missing Natalie and Zoe because I can understand the situation. I know that it’s only partially their fault for their behavior, but that DB is mainly to blame for manipulating Natalie and Zoe to behave this way. But Sierra and Kaley don’t understand the situation… and all they see is that their big sisters, who used to be their very best friends, no longer come home and don’t want to see them anymore. How do you navigate that?