Using a parenting coordinator - worth it?
Our custody agreement has a clause for using a parenting coordinator if we can't agree on stuff. We're currently fighting about whether my ex can move 45 minutes away with the kids
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Navigating custody, handoffs, and co-parent communication.
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Our custody agreement has a clause for using a parenting coordinator if we can't agree on stuff. We're currently fighting about whether my ex can move 45 minutes away with the kids
My oldest is 16 now and he's basically choosing when to come to my place vs staying with his mom. On paper our schedule is 50/50 but really it's more like 40/60 me now. He's got hi
Currently using a shared Google calendar and texting, which is a mess. My ex and I get along okay but I'm tired of the back-and-forth about pickup times and expenses. Someone menti
This is getting really uncomfortable. My new girlfriend moved in about 6 months ago and she's been great with my son, but he still calls her by her first name. My ex is now using t
Just got hit with a legal bill I didn't expect because ex is claiming I missed a pickup and I had zero documentation. Turns out a text from 6 months ago saying "cool" to a schedule
So my 8yo has been forgetting his backpack at my place literally every other Wednesday when his mom picks him up. I've tried: Putting it by the door Reminding him 5 mins before pic
Every. Single. Friday. My ex is late picking up the kids. Not by like 5 minutes, we're talking 15-20 minutes regularly. Then she acts like I'm the one being difficult when I mentio
We were 50/50 for almost 2 years and it's been working fine. But last month my ex apparently told her she had "the most space" at her house and now my daughter is saying she wants
"did you pack jake's soccer stuff?" "remember his asthma inhaler" "he needs a haircut soon" "btw his teacher wants to meet about grades" All during the times he's with me. I KNOW
I packed the kids' overnight bags this morning and completely blanked on putting my daughter's epi pen in her backpack. Realized it 20 mins after drop off. Texted my ex immediatel
We agreed loosely that ex gets Thanksgiving, I get Christmas, but never put specifics in writing (huge mistake, I know). Now she's asking about Christmas Eve (when kids will open p
My ex and I finally agreed on switching from 5/2 to 50/50 starting next month. We're both nervous about how to tell the kids (7, 10, 13) without making it seem like a huge deal but
So I implemented that Talking Parents app I mentioned a few weeks ago. My ex's first message was literally 3 paragraphs about how I need to enforce better bedtime routines. I respo
Do you guys pack your kids' stuff or does the other parent? Who's responsible for what? We haven't really nailed down a system and it's becoming a thing.
So I switched from Google Calendar to Homebase (the app, not the furniture store lol) for coordinating with my ex and it's actually been solid. Both our phones sync the calendar in
Quick backstory: My kids are now 12 and 14. Our custody agreement from way back said EOW and alternating weeks in summer. But my oldest wants to do clubs at school, my youngest has
Just wanted to share something that worked for us. Instead of just springing my new girlfriend on my kids (8, 11), I told them first that I was seeing someone and asked how they'd
Every single time I drop them back at their mom's house, they're amazing that whole evening and next morning. But by day 2, they act like monsters. Full meltdowns over nothing, rud
I messed up. My girlfriend moved in with me after like 4 months of dating and now my kids are confused about boundaries and relationships. My 7yo keeps asking why she sleeps in my
Update: We switched to Google Family Calendar last month and it's genuinely made everything easier. No more "wait, do I pick up Thursday or Friday?" texts. She can add dentist appo