To find it hard work.

[LolaFerrari]

5 year old. I have 70 PC custody. I just find some days bloody hard. There's different rules across houses so that's difficult. It's the constant running around, pestering to have telly on, pestering for crap food 😬

He constantly tells me he likes his dad more 😐

I would probably try to explain that different houses and places have different rules, ie, school, nannies House, dads house and yours, even the bus has signs not to put feet on seats etc.and that no amount of moaning is going to change rules at your house.

I wouldn't even try to engage with his dad as it will just frustrate you more.

Previous ex was blocked by children's services from playing happy family's with our kids (she lost her own for many reasons) so then he didn't see them then they split he decided he wanted them for two whole HOURS a week (one per day) the kids have virtually dumped him ds2 ditched first ds1 is following with more refusal than not its been weeks since he last saw him he says very firmly I'm going this week I woke him up this morning you going? You need to get dressed.....noooo not going zzzzzzz

Should say previous exes GIRLFRIEND was blocked

Yes it’s hard but at least you get the time off mine are with me 24/7

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One trick you have to learn when you co parent is to switch off from what the other parent does things you don't like.

Why are you limiting TV though OP? It sounds like maybe your making things hard for yourself. Could you share weekends? What about school holidays? Suggest he does a full week especially during summer to give you a break.

I'd say there's an argument that parenting alone gives you the advantage of parenting your children with consistency, not that having no breaks is ideal either, you have my sympathy in that regard.

Op is having to battle every negative learnt behaviour after every visit to his father, that's not really a preferable option either.

It's shame both men in each of your lives are no good but it's not a competition on who has it worse.

I have 4 there is no advantage to parenting them alone with no break! Unless you think going insane is an advantage 🤣

What an unhelpful thing to say.

He won't share weekends. He does some holidays but it's mainly me.

@LolaFerrari I had this problem for years. Ex did 2 days during the week. I was sick of it though once I changed to a day job I was finding it hard as previously I worked nights. Went to mediation ex declined so we went to Court twice... ex now does EOW and a few weeks in the holidays. Not perfect but a lot better than before.

Good luck!

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