Me and the mother of my children are divorced, have been for a while now I have noticed though in the past few weeks any time our daughter is in pain, or I spank her she cries out for mommy, it really bothers me b/c her mom is a piece of dirt who only pretends to care about her, I understand a 3 year old does not know my fiance and I are the ones that take her to all her Dr. Appts and make sure she has everything she needs or wants, but I also know a child can sense when a parent does not care about them. She also does this when she is punished by her soon to be step-mom. I just want to know if this is normal? and is it possible she does the same act at her mom's house but instead calls for either me or my Fiance?