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Dad not interested in DD during visitation

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Compatibledamage · 16/02/2025 12:03

If your 9 year old visits her dad for the weekend and comes back saying they didn’t do anything, just stayed indoors watching tv/playing iPad games and then gran babysat whilst he went to his girlfriends house for the night because he’s ‘bored’, what would your reaction be?
if it happened every visitation weekend would this affect your reaction compared to a one off?
Would you allow visitation to continue or expect changes to be made first?
Just trying to gauge sensible opinions before saying anything. Thanks

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AnSolas · 16/02/2025 12:20

Grit your teeth and also give thanks that he is not a total disney dad.

She is involved in normal family life a poor one but within the normal range. She gets to be with her gran and wider family on his side so thats a plus.

She is not actively unhappy and not wanting to go.

Is he likely to do anything with her or change overall or will you be pushing for something which wont happen? Will he bring her to a weekend activity, play dates etc?

She is 9 and will soon be wanting to spend weekends with friends etc.

You risk it going from his ignoring her to resenting her or stopping the visits and you get the blame.

Balloonhearts · 16/02/2025 12:24

Legally, you can't stop him seeing her. Yeah it's not great but she isn't being neglected so you won't get anywhere with trying to stop him having her. I'd just point out to him that he gets to be with his daughter for two days out of every fourteen and he ought to be making the most of it while she is still young enough to want to spend the weekend.

littleluncheon · 16/02/2025 12:25

Not really your business to do or say anything - you really can't control whether the other parent is boring or not.
Definitely not acceptable to threaten contact over it!

Is your DD safe? You can't make him be a great dad.

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