This is hard to explain but has anyone else noticed how badly their 'divide and conquer' parenting style seems to be panning out .......
Novie does not engage at all with Alfie, her eyes are fixed on Zoe and only Zoe like a hawk, when she's with Alfie she's really disengaged as though she's being held by a random but as soon as Zoe speaks she beams and no explanation needed with how tightly bonded Ottie and Alfie are
It's like watching a single dad of one who's just met a single mum of a baby trying to become a blended family