That he stops calling them?!
I have 2 dcs, aged 4 and 6. Their dad calls them almost every night either in my mob or via face time. The problem is they are just not interested in talking to him! No matter what, I end up having to put speaker phone on and end up attempting to facilitate a conversation as they simply don't listen or want to speak to him - usual thing is to say their day was great and that they've finished. I then end up having to tell them off for not speaking nicely to their dad, and it ruins my evening with them.
How can I suggest to him that maybe he doesn't need to call all the time, without sounding like a complete cow?! The calls are far more for him than them, they love their time with him but it really is out of sight, out of mind for them still.
I've tried us calling him rather than him us, to make sure they are sitting down, not distracted etc, prepped them before hand, but it still goes the same. He also still expects a call every night from them.
It feels like I get home from work to the kids at 4.30 and by 5.30 weve had the call from dad resulting in me having a go at them and then ruins my evening with them.
Any suggestions? How can I make him see that less frequent calls might be better?! Or how can I make the calls better and less stressful for me?!
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Letitgoletitgo · 08/01/2016 18:40
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