Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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Considering switching to OurFamilyWizard or similar app for coordinating with my co-parent. Right now we text and it sometimes gets messy. Text threads get long and we both miss st
My ex found out I'm dating someone and immediately said something about custody arrangements needing to change because of "new person in the home." We don't even live together yet.
My 7 year old has been saying she doesn't want to go to her dad's on his weekends. Says she's not comfortable but won't tell me why. It's breaking my heart but I don't want to push
Been seeing someone for 6 months and my ex is claiming it's inappropriate around the kids. She wants to amend the custody agreement. I'm not even introducing them yet but her lawye
Every other weekend she changes plans last minute. Says I need to be flexible but it feels deliberate. Last month I had to cancel on my family because she decided to switch days th
Splitting from their mom is happening and I need to have the conversation. They're 7 and 10. I want them to know it's not their fault and that I'll always be their dad. She wants t
Been dating someone for 8 months now and she's brought it up a few times. Told my ex that it might happen soon and she lost it, said I'm being disrespectful and introducing 'random
He's 5 and finally asked the question last week. I did my best to keep it simple and age appropriate, told him it wasn't his fault and both of us love him so much. My ex and I have
This has been going on for 6 months now. Every other Friday she says she'll be there at 3 and doesn't show till 3:30. My kids are waiting by the door and I'm trying not to let them
Got 50/50 custody and when the kids are with me I'm always second guessing myself. Am I being too strict? Should I let them call mom more often? I try to make our time special but
Every time we text about pickup times or school stuff, my ex brings up something I did wrong during our marriage. I'm trying to keep things focused on the kids but it's exhausting.
My 11 year old came back from his mom's place last week and mentioned that she told him I don't care about them because I missed a school event due to work. I had specifically told
Finally done. 50/50 custody, alternating weeks starting Monday. The lawyer fees were brutal and the whole thing was emotionally draining, but I feel like I got a fair deal. My kids
This is the third time in two months she's asked to swap weekends without giving me notice until Friday. I work a job where I can't just drop everything, and my new girlfriend had
I'm dating someone new and she's really great with my kids. But my ex found out and now she's threatening to take me back to court saying I'm putting the kids around unstable influ
Every single text I send my ex turns into a fight. I asked a simple question about our son's soccer schedule and she responded with a paragraph about how I don't care about the kid
I'm paying $1400 a month in child support which is more than half my income. I have my kids two nights a week and I want them to have more time with me but honestly I can barely af
My ex is now saying she needs to swap weekends because her new boyfriend wants to go on a trip. I have my kids every other weekend and honestly that's the only real time I get with
We're supposed to communicate through an app but she still texts me random stuff and calls with drama. When I try to keep things on the app for a record she gets mad and says I'm b
This is our second Christmas split and I'm trying to make it work but man it sucks. Kids at their mom's on actual Christmas morning, at my place after. How do you guys handle it? A