It can be challenging for kids to get used to new stepparents; however, things can get better with a lot of communication and time. A father on Reddit is recently receiving some backlash because of his lack of empathy with his new wife and his parental skills.
OP doesn't acknowledge he acted wrong, but after reading the comments many Redditors had left on his post, he might change his mind. He explained he and his wife had been together for two years, and though she is seven months pregnant, they only have been living together for five.
He has two kids from a previous relationship; he added the last months have been difficult for everyone, and the children are still adapting to the situation. The main issue is that OP's wife is prone to headaches, and during the pregnancy, she has suffered from this even more.
Sometimes, painkillers aren't enough to calm down her pain, so she spends a lot of time in her room napping. One day, OP was working from home while his wife was sleeping, and the kids were playing, but they were making a lot of noise, which was bothering her.
She texted him to ask if he could tell them to tone it down a bit, but he was in a meeting and didn't see the text until an hour later. However, he wasn't annoyed by the children and didn't think it was fair to ask them to be quiet because it was their house, and they were just having fun.
