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Those who exs have buggered off and left the kids....

28 replies

woodenleg · 09/03/2024 14:26

How many chances did you give your ex to see your kids?

How did you handle it?

When did you realise enough was enough?

Also how do the courts handle parents who dip in and out of a child's life?

OP posts:
woodenleg · 09/03/2024 14:48

Thank you. I'm just wondering what to do. We've had months of him being in and out of ds life. He's back again and expecting me to just hand ds over like he's done nothing wrong.

I've had enough of living like this. Life is better without him for me and ds. However not sure if I can live with the guilt of stopping contact

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ParrotParrot · 09/03/2024 14:31

Many, many chances, repeated chances, countless! Even when he disappeared for 2 years I still gave another chance. Not sure on courts as he has never taken me to court.

Taylormiffed · 09/03/2024 14:30

He had a year of chances. On calendar and email. Messed me around constantly. It was ridiculous and I didn't want it continuing when the dc's were old enough to realise. Then he stormed our of mediation and that was it.
That was 14yrs ago and he hasn't seen them since.