Not seen the kids all summer

[BananaSlug]

Has anyone else’s ex not seen the kids all summer holidays or just mine? They’ve been at home every day for 6 weeks so no excuses really, he lives in the same city and doesn’t work. Yet he hasn’t once asked to see them. He doesn’t have them overnight due to his living arrangements but he could have taken them camping, to a hotel, on holiday?! But nothing not even a day out. I don’t know why he got back in contact to see them after 2 years absent when he doesn’t seem to want to see them? He hasn’t seen them since early may.

My exH has had them one weekend.. been busy golfing and working to pitch in. I took them on holiday, I worked around them (fortunately remotely). Very disappointed he didn't do more of the summer holidays share but I guess I always did it all anyway so why bother now 🙄

My ex has seen the kids twice in 2 months despite living round the corner and quitting his job (to avoid child maintenance yet again!)

Well not just my loser ex then. Still no contact, kids back in school now so now he will use the excuse they are in school so he can’t see them after having all summer. What a joke.

Mine too. Although my children are refusing to see him so perhaps a little different. Like you, I’ve done absolutely everything which I’m happy to do obviously but then to be threatened with the police because I’m withholding contact is a little hard to swallow.

Mine had to be told to feed them on the days that he could be bothered putting some effort into seeing them. In 6 weeks they went to the movies once. Both dc wanted to see the Banksy exhibition bit oh no he only thought about tickets on the last week which was when I had them away on holiday.
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It's very frustrating isn't it. My weekend with the DC this weekend.. much prefer them home and doing stuff with me! I guess I just didn't expect to end up a single parent with a selfish exH who thinks it's perfectly fine to crack on with life and give minimal effort with the kids. Ironically it was the one thing he made me promise when I eventually left.. like his precious children were being taken from him.. his access rights! He does nothing for them, sees them the bare minimum and we walked away with a bag of clothes between us. Makes my blood boil, but you know what - the DC can see who's raising them, who takes them on holiday and who buys the clothes and days out! My only wish is that he remains fat balding and very fucking lonely in his old age.