Separated from DH early this year, my choice. Mostly an amicable split although we’ve had our moments. No dramatic history, no cheating or anything like that, we had just grown apart and I was no longer happy.
2 DC’s, eldest is 6 and they are both adapting to our new set up. Ex DH has the children 2 nights per week and every other weekend.
My eldest DC has asked a few times now if we can have a “family games day” with both me and ex there.
I am willing to do this if it helps the children adapt and I would like them to see that we can still get along. I’ve been telling them that we are still a family, just a different kind of family, and I feel like this would reinforce this message.
Eldest also wants to show his dad his new room etc in our new house.
I’m not particularly keen on any of this for obvious reasons but if it will help the children I’m more than willing to suck it up.
Ex is not.
Is this an unreasonable request? To spend half an hour to an hour in each other’s company with the children?
Eldest DC says the hardest part of the separation has been not seeing us both at the same time.
I really don’t know if this is a totally ridiculous suggestion but just want to prioritise the children. As a child of a horrible divorce myself I want to get this right for them.