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Here is how I look at it. . . . if family members were telling me my bio-son was community property, i would laugh at them. These family members WISH your child were community property . . .because they they get all the goodies without any of the hard work of parenting.
We have the opposite problem. . . . birthmom, birth grandma act as though our daughter doesn't exist. My husband's mom (the one who threw the biggest fit when all this went down) rarely sees our daughter. Fortunately, my side of the family has been supportive and the extended paternal side has as well.
I do for my daughter the same thing i do for my son: protect from dysfunctional family members by setting appropriate boundaries. There is no need to be mean to anyone . . . but sometimes the answer is NO!
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