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If you’re raising more than one child while co-parenting with an active counter parent, you’ve probably felt this impossible tension.

One child is in crisis. They need more of your time, your emotional energy, your advocacy. Meanwhile, your other child quietly wonders, “What about me?”
As protective parents, we often carry enormous guilt that we’re somehow failing the child who isn’t demanding our attention in that moment.

But here’s what we rarely talk about- when the other parent has a clear favourite, creates a hierarchy between siblings, or pits children against each other, those feelings of being overlooked can become even more painful.

In this episode, I explore:

● Why protective parents are often forced into impossible parenting dilemmas.
● How narcissistic family dynamics create sibling inequality.
● Why giving one child more support doesn’t mean you love the other any less.
● Practical ways to help your children feel deeply loved, seen, and secure—even when life isn’t equal.

If you’ve ever ended the day wondering whether you’re getting it all wrong, this episode is for you.
Because fair doesn’t always mean equal.
And children don’t need a perfect parent.
They need one safe parent who keeps showing up.

If this episode resonates with you, please share it with another protective parent who needs the reminder that they’re doing better than they think.

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