Finally got the older two to sync their Calendly with our custody schedule | DadHQ

Finally got the older two to sync their Calendly with our custody schedule

Dec 51 min read

Small win but it's HUGE for us. My boys are 15 and 13, and they were constantly "forgetting" which house they were supposed to be at (aka choosing whoever had better plans that day lol). Sent them both a link to the shared calendar my ex-wife and I use and set it to auto-sync. Now they get phone reminders and honestly? We've had zero confusion days this month. Might seem basic but if you've got teenagers, you know how much this helps.

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HHank C.RegularDec 6

Yo this is genius. The 'forgetting' which house they were at thing is so real lol. Did you have to threaten them or did Calendly actually make it stick?

CChris F.RegularDec 7

Are they actually checking it or did you have to set up notifications? Asking because my kids ignore literally everything I send unless it's about food

BBen H.RegularDec 6

waiting for the day mine are old enough to understand this isn't negotiable. Right now my 11yo still pulls the 'I thought I was going to mom's' card every other weekend

MMatt J.RegularDec 7

this might be the most practical co-parenting win I've seen posted here. my ex and I still text and it's chaos. what app are you using?

SScott W.RegularDec 7

The fact that they were choosing based on 'better plans' is honestly kind of funny. At least they're transparent about the priorities lol

RRyan G.RegularDec 7

my 14yo tried the same thing until we made it clear that the calendar doesn't lie and neither will we about where you're supposed to be. once they realized the jig was up they actually used it

RRick J.RegularDec 5

honestly props to your boys for at least trying to work the system in an age-appropriate way lol. but yeah getting them invested in their own schedule ownership is huge

EEric V.RegularDec 7

wait this is actually genius. the 'forgetting' which house is the oldest trick in the book lol. how'd you get them to actually agree to sync their calendars though, that sounds like pulling teeth