A MUM has been blasted online for BANNING her step-daughter's weekly visits because it makes life too "hectic".
Posting on Mumsnet, the woman - who already has two daughters of her own - revealed she is pregnant with her and her current partner's first child and due in October.
Strangely enough, her step-daughter's mother is also pregnant and is planning to have a C-section one month later.
As a result, the woman's partner has offered to take their daughter every weekend to give her time to recover.
She wrote: "I'm a little peeves as that means we will have three children and a new baby in this two bedroom house every weekend whilst I'm also trying to recover and get the new baby settled into a routine."
Although she normally has no issue looking after her stepdaughter every other weekend, the woman added: "When the girls are all together, they get excited, everything becomes hectic and getting them to bed is a nightmare."
As her own daughters' dad has no contact with them, she added: "The weekend we don't have all the kids together is my only respite and things are just a bit calmer.
"I have no issue having his daughter every single weekend any other time but I just feel like whilst I'm also trying to recover and settle a routine for myself and the new baby it's just too much to do then."
Asking whether she was in the wrong, the woman concluded: "I've suggested on the weekends he isn't meant to have his daughter then he could stay at this parents house with her but he's not best pleased."
Needless to say, the woman's post has sparked fierce debate in the comments - with many arguing that she should treat her stepdaughter as one of her own.
One replied: "I think you are being a bit unreasonable. Your home is her home and it's kind of your partner to suggest it though maybe you should have cleared it through first.
"C sections are debilitating. Maybe if your stepdaughter is with you more often then your kids won't be so excited?"
Admitting that the post gave her the "red mist", another raged: "You have chosen to have a child with someone who already has a child, nobody forced you to make this decision. Your partner should want to help her mum out and spend more time with his child, you really shouldn't try to prevent this."
However, a third saw the dilemma from the woman's perspective and wrote: "She needs to sort her own childcare out.
"Having another child doesn't mean she can't cope with her existing one. Aside from the fact you are also expecting."
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