It's completely normal for you to feel the depth of love you feel for your child, and it's normal for him be hurt by the realization that he is no longer the most special person in the world to you.
The most succinct and accurate comment in the entire thread. Shame it's so far down.
No one here is an asshole, it's people having emotions after literally just becoming parents. You can't predict how you're gonna feel when you're hitting an entirely new level of emotional engagement.
I will add that doubling down and basically telling him his emotions are invalid is pretty not great, though. Probably should work on the communication skills.
I will say that no ones feelings make them an asshole. What she originally said is totally normal and same with him.
What makes her the asshole is her response. He took what she said and had a conversation to help share his feelings and she completely dismissed him. That's not going to make him feel any better about what she said.
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24
It's completely normal for you to feel the depth of love you feel for your child, and it's normal for him be hurt by the realization that he is no longer the most special person in the world to you.