Son asked why he has two houses
My 4yo asked this yesterday and I completely fumbled it. Just said "because mommy and daddy live in different places" and changed the subject. He seemed confused. How do you even e
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My 4yo asked this yesterday and I completely fumbled it. Just said "because mommy and daddy live in different places" and changed the subject. He seemed confused. How do you even e
Started seeing someone about 3 months ago. Things are getting pretty serious (like, she's met my parents serious). My kids are 11 and 13. They're with me 60% of the time. I haven'
So my kids came back last week talking about how "mom's boyfriend is way cooler than dad" and how he took them to Topgolf. Cool for them, genuinely. But then my son mentioned he co
Does your ex expect you to pay half of summer camp costs? My ex just registered our 9yo without asking and sent me an invoice for half. We split big expenses but I wasn't consulted
Asking for a friend... but not really lol. Been dating someone for 4 months, nothing serious yet, but my 11yo daughter asked why she was at pickup last week. My ex immediately text
Tried Coparently for 2 months and noped out. The UI is terrible, it's slow, and worst part - my ex figured out how to screenshot our messages and use them out of context in our med
We agreed on the shopping center parking lot by Target in our custody agreement. My ex keeps wanting to do handoffs at her new apartment or at the kids' school. Like, I get it, it'
Transition days are just the worst at my house. My kids (7 and 10) get weird and argumentative, they're never ready when I pick them up, they fight about what to bring, it's just c
Been dating Sarah for 8 months now and I have my kids (11, 14, 16) this coming weekend. My ex doesn't know about Sarah yet and honestly I've been hesitant to introduce her because
10/10 would recommend for weekend activities. Hiking trails aren't too hard for little legs (my 5yo made it to the top), lots of shade, and there's a picnic area. Plus the rope swi
Got an opportunity in Austin that I can't pass up. Currently have 50/50 with my kids (ages 8 and 11) in Dallas. My ex is NOT happy and is threatening to fight this in court. I don'
Small win here - been working with a child therapist on communication and yesterday my 9yo and 11yo actually told me what's been bothering them about switching houses. Turns out th
lol everyone's talking about OurFamilyWizard and CoParently but honestly I just use a shared Google Sheet with my ex. We both have edit access, I color code who has the kids each d
Been using it for 8 months now. Pros: organized, keeps records of everything, the expense splitting feature actually works, no more "I paid for the field trip!" arguments. Cons: co
Been using Custody X for like 2 years to coordinate with my ex and it's been solid. Last 3 days it won't sync between our phones. Spent an hour on their support chat. Just curious
It's SEPTEMBER and my ex is already asking about Christmas plans. We've done the split for 3 years but apparently last year when I had the kids Christmas eve and she had Christmas
My rule: no screens on school nights, limited on weekends. Their mom: basically lets them watch whatever. My 11yo is constantly asking why my rules are "so strict" and says all his
He asked this out of nowhere last week. I think he picked up on it from friends or something because his mom has been dating someone for like 6 months. I don't want to make it weir
So Christmas is on a Wednesday this year and our CO has a strict alternating holiday schedule. She gets Thanksgiving (which is Thursday) and that means Christmas morning falls on m
Reading a bunch of posts here about people being really strict about consistency. But honestly? My kids have different bedtimes, different chore expectations, different screen time