Just wondering how people handle communication outside agreed times with the other parent? My ex if only willing to have the kids eow and 2 hours on a wed afternoon. He won’t have them more often as ‘he has to work’ (as do I, but that’s a whole other issue!). However he wants to video call them in the evenings, I have no issue whatsoever with the kids asking to FaceTime daddy, I will always let them if they ask.
The problem is that the are usually busy in the evenings either playing out with their friends or at activities, doing homework and getting ready for bed but my ex expects me to get them to stop what they are doing and come and talk to him, and will get huffy if I say they are busy with friends or in the middle of going to bed. The calls tend to leave my dd2 upset as well as she doesn’t like saying bye to him and she remembers how much she misses him, when she doesn’t speak to him she is fine but if she speaks to him at bedtime she will cry for ages after.
Am I being unfair thinking that a couple of pre agreed times a week would be enough unless the kids actually ask to call him?