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Relationship with your child's father - or mother
Posted by GeminiMommy • 10 days ago • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: parenting, single parents
For single moms - what type of relationship do you have with your child's father whom you are no longer romantically involved with? Is it easy-going with no drama? Is it messy? Any advice for a successful co- parenting experience? Single dads - same question. Do you get along w/ your child's mother?
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It's totally fine. I separated from my husband more than five years ago. When we lived in the same area, we attended school functions and such together and occasionally did things together with the kids. Now that we live in different states, I usually take my daughter over there, as his whole extended family is there. I get a hotel in town and the kids pick who they want to stay with which nights and we usually all (including his family) go out to a movie or for a meal together or something while I'm there. We all still exchange Christmas gifts; he, his mother and his sister are my friends on Facebook.-
That is awesome. I hope to get to a good place one day with my daughter's father and his family. My situation is a bit different though as we were never married and ive never been close to his family...he is just an ex boyfriend i got pregnant by. We have a lot of negative feelings between us for various reasons....trying to get past them though and get along for the sake of our 3 month old.
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Been separated from my kids dad for almost 7 years now and you'd think it was just yesterday. We can't seem to have a simple discussion without it turning into an argument (he chooses it to be that way). So, sadly, I try to have as little contact with him as possible. -
Am a single Mom - for 10 years now this November. I love my man to this day. He is still my daughters'ideal father and I'm his widow.-
That is awesome :). He is still with you guys, just not physically. How old was your daughter when he passed away?
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I divorced 2 years ago. My ex husband and I share custody 50/50. We are not friends and we don't talk much other than conveying necessities regarding the kids.
Most of the time, everything goes pretty smoothly. Occasionally we will argue over kid related stuff. I am a very mature, super easy to get along with person, so any conflict arises from my ex husband's being immature and not so nice. I always diffuse the situation by being calm and sweet when he is rude to me. You can't fight with someone who doesn't want to fight. That always helps, and I tell him I am very flexible and will work with him on whatever he has a problem with. I'm just always very humble and sweet about everything even when I feel like cursing him.-
"You can't fight with someone who doesn't want to fight."
Very true. Good for you for being the better person and being so flexible. I haven't attained that level of maturity yet.
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My ex and I can not be in the same state. He has taken me to court over homeschooling mmy daughter. He had nothing to do with her when we were married. He even would let her fall asleep in a chair in the living room covered in dirt and wait until I got home from work at midnight to take care of her. The main reason we got a divorce is he toled me either I let my parents adopt my daughter or I leave. I left no questions asked. He sends money a couple times a year and pats her on the head when she goes to his mothers house andhe bothers to go over there. He is remarried now and it cramps his style to have her over. I am remarried now and my daughter says my hubby is her dad hands down. -
my sonsare adults now but when they were young I had no relationship with the ex. I kind of had solo parenting forced on me. I did try to include Dad though. I think it's important to keep both parents involved and knowing how much a no-show dad hurt my sons I hate to see any child living it.
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