Hello everyone,
First post and feeling a bit lost, wondering if anyone else has been in similar situation.
Long story short….I have been split with my ex wife for around 6 years. My 2 daughters live with her full time and I have them overnight a few times a week and every other weekend.
My eldest, 14, has started playing up. Come back to her mothers after drinking with her friends and being really cheeky and out of order to my ex and her partner. I have tried to speak my her mother to set out rules that will keep consistent in both households but she thinks this is a stupid idea and also won’t keep her grounded for any longer than a day at a time but always starts off with telling her she won’t be out for a week or 2.
Today she has switched off her location and won’t answer her mobile.
As I only have her part time I find it very difficult to come down hard on her when she is here but do maintain rules and values which have consequences if not followed.
Now, I’m really not sure how to act or what to do. She has a big year ahead of her at school and apart from worrying about who she is with, what she is doing, how she is getting home her future is also at stake.
Any other dads been there?.
Thanks, R