You can still go to the shop and keep safe. Masks, social distancing etc. Sometimes it’s easier to just pop to the shops rather than doing the whole online thing. With how Ste was with his kids on the show, I doubt he wouldn’t just not see them because he didn’t want to. He seemed like such a loving and caring father! But obviously we don’t know for sure what’s going on
Like she said though, he has a mother he could go and stay with who isn’t vulnerable. Then he could see the boys. People make time for what they want to. If he can come round and risk it on Brooklyns birthday but then not on other days then yeah that is picking and choosing. Let’s say Amber herself was vulnerable or lived with someone vulnerable, I doubt she’d launch the kids out to some one else and say ooops can’t see you. He’s a parent so he needs to come up with a solution or move somewhere so he can.
Ooh anyone got screenshots, I’m not in the group!
Very strange! I get that you’re always gonna have a special bond with your first born, but it reeks of favouritism in my eyes.. maybe it was the way she worded it, I dunno? If you feel that way, why continue to have 2 more children? Contraception is mostly free
I agree, very odd. You learn to share that love with other children, I could be being dramatic here but it’ makes me wonder what she says to the kids, if she makes it clear to them that Isabella is her favourite seen as she can make it clear over social media?
She literally NEVER posts about him but he posts about her all the time.. he embarrasses himself on the daily. Grow up you pickled onion.
Amber commented saying he facetimes them every day and asked to spend the whole lockdown with them and she said no. He only said they weren’t allowed round to his dads house but still went to see them at Ambers. Amber said she put a stop to this because she didn’t want to lead him on so he can only really take them for walks and stuff
Honestly feel quite sorry for Amber in this situation. I can’t imagine it’s been easy for her at all, having no break from the kids for 7 weeks straight, because Ste has decided he can’t see the kids. They’re entitled to a bubble, so it looks to me like Ste is making excuses! On the show he comes across as a great dad, but I do think he’s quite abusive to amber as well. She’s just as bad sometimes as we have all seen, but I feel for her this time - 2 kids, schools closed and not getting a little break whilst they go to their dads must be really hard during lockdown.
Face time is no substitute for actual parenting though. When you physically can see your kids, just face timing them is pathetic in my opinion. I don't doubt that Amber is making things 'harder' for him but in all honesty, I don't blame her for not wanting him there. We've all seen how things end up when he spends a lot of time in her house. I wouldn't want that either and I do agree with her that it prevents them moving on. If I felt like the only way I could safely see my kids was to take them outside then you'd bet that's what I'd be doing. Or as Amber's mum said, take them to his mums for a bit even? Even better, maybe get himself a job and his own place so that he had somewhere to take the kids
. I can not accept that the bar is this low for men to see their children. As a mother I'd be shamed if I didn't see my kids for 7 weeks, and rightly so!Exactly, I think also it’s blatantly obvious amber suffers with mental health issues so being locked inside not being able to have a break like she usual would on a weekend probably isn’t helping the situation. 7 weeks not seeing your children is disgraceful, fair enough if he had a job working away that’s different but there are ways he could see those kids whether it’s popping round socially distancing and standing at the door, looking through a window (that would be tough yes but still) he could take them for a walk I suppose and wear a mask but in my eyes he’s choosing not to.Face time is no substitute for actual parenting though. When you physically can see your kids, just face timing them is pathetic in my opinion. I don't doubt that Amber is making things 'harder' for him but in all honesty, I don't blame her for not wanting him there. We've all seen how things end up when he spends a lot of time in her house. I wouldn't want that either and I do agree with her that it prevents them moving on. If I felt like the only way I could safely see my kids was to take them outside then you'd bet that's what I'd be doing. Or as Amber's mum said, take them to his mums for a bit even? Even better, maybe get himself a job and his own place so that he had somewhere to take the kids
From what I made of ambers post, she had a runny nose and the kids are in school so perhaps that’s why he sees it more of a high risk because she said he was taking them back to his before so perhaps that was before they were in school again? I’ve always thought Ste dotes on the kids so I doubt he would enjoy going without seeing them especially as he is constantly FaceTiming to keep in contact. If his dad is vulnerable he may have no choice but to be a carer for the dad so it’s abit selfish for people to say he should leave the dad for his children’s sake, especially if amber is getting a break by putting them in school and she could also form a support bubble with another household I.e: her mum, who could help her instead of bashing ste. Out of most of the dads he has always been consistent in taking or wanting to take his kids (a point amber cannot deny) so I think for him to not see his kids in weeks it’s not without reason.
