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Co parenting on daughters birthday

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Starships9089 · 07/04/2019 08:38

My daughter is coming up to 2 years old in the next 3 weeks. I want to take her out for the day but me and her dad are not together anymore & I know he will want to see her. We’ve been in a pretty rough patch these past few months, he got a girlfriend who was effecting our co-parenting. Since he got with her he turned very nasty and began disrespecting me as a parent. I decided to cut contact with him and carry on with my life (daughter still saw him as I had contact with his mum) anyway 6 weeks later that relationship ended and since then we have been getting on much better, we talk often and have had the conversation about our daughters birthday but nothings set in stone. As the day gets closer I’m worrying about it even more, I don’t want to not be without my baby on her birthday so I’ve been thinking about wether or not to ask her dad to come along for a day out. Obviously I cannot just forget all the things he’s said to me in the past and how he was with me but I’m doing it for my daughters sake. Has anyone else been in this situation before? I just don’t know what to do for the best.

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eve34 · 07/04/2019 12:56

How do you want things to be moving forward? I know that it is best for the child that parents can get along. But if this is going to repeat itself next time he picks up with someone else. You are going to be back at square one.

I would of liked to be able to compare the better with ex. But he has continued to let me and the children down.

I had to get some distance between us. How I parent is not his concern. And what happens on his weekends are of no interest to me.

As for birthdays. So far they have fallen in my day so I have offered half day. Or if school day he can take them out for tea. The children wake up with me and open presents. Which is the best part of the day. We celebrate with family at the weekend. And do a day out then too. Your daughter is still so very young whatever you do now will set how it is moving forward.

You have to do what feels right for you

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