Is it normal for my dad to not let me take walks with my baby sister?

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I am 19 and I live with my dad and his wife. They have an 18 month old child together, and recently I have been wanting to spend more time with her. I asked my dad if I could take a walk with her to the park and maybe the grocery store, but he said that they don't get enough time with her as is, and that I am crowding them. Both my dad and his wife work full time, so they don't get much time with her, but it is not like I get any more time with her than them, and they take walks alone with her all the time. They have also started to ask me to go to my room so that they can have time alone with her, which I feel is completely unreasonable because they are using shared space. I also feel like when I am with her and her mother I do not really get to interact with her because my stepmother interacts with her constantly, and I feel like if I try to interact with her as well I will overwhelm her. I am also a very shy person, so it is hard for me to interact with her if someone else is also there. I don't want a huge amount of time with her, just to take a walk with her once a week or so. I really love her, and I wish that I could have more time with her, but I feel like they do not want me to be with her.

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  • Whatintarnation
    8 years ago

    Your request seems reasonable. Kinda sounds like your dad and step mom are dicks. No offense. Take what you can get for now.

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  • Lonely2
    8 years ago

    something in your behavior comes across as immature or irresponsible

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  • flamer180
    8 years ago

    Sounds like they just feel like they dont get enough time.

    Either they're dicks, or just feel they could use more time

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    You are obviously not wanted in that house for some reason. You are 19 and should be old enough to get the hint.
    Anyway, it's their kid to raise how they please and also quite obviously they don't trust you or like you around their kid.
    Take the hints and go make a life for yourself somewhere else.

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