Quick question - what's normal for EOW visits?
Is everyone doing fri-sun or does anyone do sat-sun? Curious about what the actual standard is or if it just varies by custody agreement. My lawyer mentioned I could push for fri-m
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Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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Is everyone doing fri-sun or does anyone do sat-sun? Curious about what the actual standard is or if it just varies by custody agreement. My lawyer mentioned I could push for fri-m
Been doing 2-2-5-5 with my kids (ages 4 and 8) for about 6 months now and it's honestly working way better than the standard every-other-weekend thing we tried first. Less transiti
Posted here about a year ago asking if I should explain divorce stuff to my kids or just keep it simple. Decided at ages 9 and 11 they deserved real talk (age-appropriate). Told th
I had my 7 and 9 year old last weekend and they came back saying 'mom said we could go to Disneyland but we can only go during her weeks so you won't get to see it.' Like... that's
This happened again. I pick up my 9yo on Sunday and apparently she's now not allowed to eat anything with food coloring bc his ex's new husband is "holistic" or whatever. So no Gat
Every time my boys (9 and 11) come back from their mom's, the first 2 hours are chaos. Attitude problems, acting out, not listening. I think they're adjusting to different rules/ex
So my ex keeps texting me like 30 mins before my custody swap on Fridays saying she needs to swap days or wants to pick up my 7yo early. It's messing with my work schedule and hone
So my ex is asking me to move my Thursday evening pickups to Wednesdays because she's got a new job that requires her to work late Thursdays. On paper this seems like a reasonable
Been dating someone for 8 months and we're getting serious. My kids are 7 and 12. I'm trying to figure out when/how to introduce her without it being weird or my ex losing her mind
Monday and Friday mornings are absolute chaos at my house. The kids get SO moody the day before they leave or the day after they arrive. My 8yo actually throws up sometimes because
Like, I love seeing my kids but the actual handoff is always awkward/tense. We usually do it at a parking lot near the school. Sometimes my ex is mad about something. Sometimes the
We're looking to get off texting for logistics since every conversation turns into an argument. Someone mentioned OurFamilyWizard but it seems pricey. Has anyone used it? What abou
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
Just realized Thanksgiving is 8 months away and I'm already thinking about it because my ex likes to plan early (which, fine, I get it). We don't have anything officially written d
Does anyone do a flexible pickup schedule? Our custody order says Friday at 5pm but sometimes my ex has to work late and sometimes I'm running behind. Should we just keep swapping
Drove down to Carlsbad with my two (ages 7 and 10) last weekend. They talked about it non-stop. Expensive? Absolutely. But watching them both win a Ninjago trophy at the building c
My 10yo came back from a weekend and mentioned that his mom's boyfriend was "helping him with homework" and correcting him at dinner. He seemed bothered by it. I didn't make a big
Won primary custody of both kids (11 and 8) last month after showing the judge some pretty serious concerns about their mom's living situation and judgment calls. I'm genuinely rel
Been an ongoing issue for a few months. My kids (14, 11) say they're "tired of switching" and would rather live with their mom full-time but visit me on weekends. This absolutely g
My daughter turned 13 last month and asked if both me and her mom could come to her birthday dinner. Didn't specify "co-hosted," just like... both present. We're not on terrible t