Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
907 threads
Ex wants to swap our kids schedule around the last week of July because her family is having a reunion. We agreed to keep consistent weeks when we went through mediation. I'm not a
She texts constantly and now she's calling multiple times on days the kids are with me. Says it's emergencies but it's usually just stuff that can wait til I drop them off. I feel
My son got accepted to a week long soccer camp in July that costs way too much but means everything to him. It falls during her week. I asked if we could swap a week later in the s
We've been apart for 3 years and at first things were civil. Now every text about pickup times or school stuff turns into an argument. She's got a new boyfriend and I think he's gi
He's 8. We were driving to school and he just asked it out of nowhere. I told him I love him and his mom is a great mother and we just couldn't be together as husband and wife but
My 12 year old came back from his mom's house saying he doesn't want to come to my place anymore. She's been telling him stuff like I don't care about his sports or that I'm only a
My ex wants to swap weekends for the next month because of her work thing. I don't have a problem with it but I'm worried about messing up the kids' routine. They do better when th
She only wants to communicate about the kids through text but every simple question becomes this back and forth argument. I asked about our son's soccer practice time and she someh
School's about to end and I want more time with my kids during summer. The agreement says I get them every other week but I was thinking about doing like 3 weeks on 1 week off. Ema
My 9yo came home last week and mentioned something his mom said about me not being responsible or whatever. He's too young to understand all the divorce stuff and honestly it stung
Been separated for 6 months now and we finally agreed on a schedule. I get the kids Monday through Wednesday, she gets them the rest of the week. I have a smaller place so I've bee
Started doing pickup and dropoff at McDonald's parking lot instead of the house because things were getting tense. But now even that's becoming a thing. She showed up 20 minutes la
Need advice on this one. Every time I try to talk to my ex about the kids school or health stuff she gets defensive and thinks I'm criticizing her. I don't mean it that way at all.
This is driving me crazy. We agreed on alternating weekends but she keeps texting me last minute saying she needs to switch. Last week it was 3 times. I work construction and plan
Got the papers signed yesterday. 60/40 in my favor which is way more than I expected honestly. My ex struggles with consistency and the judge seemed to pick up on that during the p
I have the kids every other week and two weeknights but my new job wants me to travel some months. My ex is saying I need to give up the weeknight custody if I'm gonna be unreliabl
My 5yo keeps asking when mommy is coming back home. I've explained we're not together anymore but I don't think he understands that it's permanent. My ex and I get along okay but i
So my ex brought her new boyfriend to my daughter's soccer game last weekend and he sat with her family the whole time. My daughter was confused why he was there. I didn't say anyt
So my ex has been swapping weekends without asking for the past month. Says she has "emergencies" but then I see her Instagram stories at her friend's house. I don't want to be tha
Getting the kids clothes, scheduling doctor appointments, coordinating with teachers, packing for transitions. My ex just shows up on her weekends. I don't want to gatekeep parenti