REAL TALK with Lady Cleo & Daddy Rude (June 2, 2017)
Channel: Stylzfm Radio
Date: 2017-06-03

VOX POP
Try live in peace even tho u and u nayba naw deal. 🤔😁
What would you do if your neighbour's dog/cats/fowl keeps coming over your yard and "messing" it up?
Would you allow your kids to play with your neighbour's kids if you and your neighbour don't get along? Please give a reason.

TOPIC
Dear Real Talk,
I am having a problem with my kids and I'm trying to be as unbiased as possible. I am 38 years old and I have a son (16) and a daughter (18). Both of them are doing well for themselves academically and even though their father and I aren't together, he still make his presence felt. I'm not ashamed to say that I was his extramarital partner and we brought these beautiful kids in this world. My daughter is very close to her father and he gives her a lot of attention and protection. Recently, he found out that she failed two tests and took away a phone he bought her saying that she's distracted by a boy in her class and also wants me to be more strict. On the other hand, he also has a daughter by his wife (18, but a few months younger than my daughter) that's been rebellious and spoilt that's not doing very well in school, but has potential. My son is good in both athletics and academics, and his father allows him to have girlfriends. While I don't want to be a grandma any time soon, this double standard is causing problems for me. I understood that boys will be boys, but I also want to see my daughter happy. Not even at the gate her father wants to see any male. Even for me, I have to keep my relationship with males a secret be it intimate or platonic. Even though his wife and I naturally has bad history, she won't accept the fact that my kids are her step kids, but I don't have any issues with her daughter bonding with my kids. I try to encourage my step daughter to be a better child, but this doesn't always go well with either of her parents. How do you suggest I deal with this? Should I also isolate my kids from hers? Should I give my daughter the freedom she deserves and override hers dad's orders?