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Clilanne09 · 02/10/2019 20:32

Hi so sorry for long post but it’s my first one I’m looking for opinions and advice.

Me and my ex had a daughter together she is only just 10 years old.
He is married with two other children 5 and 2.
He has contact with my daughter from Friday school pick up to Monday he drops her to school - every other weekend.
My daughter went to his on Saturday as her birthday was on Friday and she had a party.
Fast forward to Monday evening. I picked my daughter up from school and the after school club informed me that she had attended breakfast club at 08:10 and I would be charged - she doesn’t usually have breakfast club.
I discussed with dad, he told me he and his wife dropped my daughter off at school 35 minutes early and drove off to take their other child to school.
My daughter told me it was only when they drove off that she checked the time and realised she was early and she panicked so went to the breakfast club, she said she was scared and didn’t know what to do.
Later that evening she told me they done nothing special for her birthday, just ordered pizza Saturday night. She received for her birthday a knock off smart watch from eBay that she isn’t allowed to wear at school.
Daughter told me that night that that weekend dads wife had bought her clothes from a charity shop, while bought her sister a brand new coat from Asda. Daughter told me dads wife packed their lunch for school and gave my daughter a bagel and an orange while gave her own daughter bagel, orange, biscuits, and strawberries.

Now I understand it should be her dad doing things for her but historically the wife takes over everything and there have been issues similar to this before but he sticks up for her and she cries and says she tries her best.

Simply put I don’t think this is fair treatment of my daughter, she has come home and told me his wife makes her feel left out and she doesn’t want to see either of them again.

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pikapikachu · 03/10/2019 11:21

Different lunches are unacceptable. Your dd is older so probably needs more calories.

With regards to the charity shop clothes, there's a massive variation. I know one that regularly has Boden and Joules. Is it the right size and fashionable? clutching at straws

carly2803 · 03/10/2019 20:59

his wife sounds like a dick,

is contact court ordered?

kitk · 03/10/2019 21:08

I think it's up to you about continuing to challenge things. From your OP I couldn't get upset about pizza to celebrate birthday and charity shop clothes , but the leaning at school alone and substandard lunches are a concern... can DD talk to her dad about it? I think she's at an age where she can/ might benefit from standing up for herself? You and DD deserve to know she'll be well cared for and fed when with her dad. The rest or objective but rest assured she's getting to the stage where she'll be able to decide how/ where she spends her time v soon

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