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Co-parenting in Lockdown

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fannycraddock72 · 22/04/2020 14:37

Anyone else having issues with their ex's and co-parenting during lockdown?

My ex has emailed me suggesting our 14 yo son goes to his friends house for a day..along the lines of..

"(Son) is bored, i think he needs more to do, I've said he can go a see his friend"

I've replied back saying "I'm not happy with that." What makes it worse my son is with at the moment, he's not even with my Ex! I've spoken to my son, he was disappointed but perfectly understood and I'm making an effort to do more stuff with him, whilst trying to do what most of us are doing working from home, stay sane, drink less etc..

I suspect my Ex is on the narcissistic spectrum but i'm no medical expert, i do know they are a selfish twat and i don't need any qualifications to determine that one.

I also know that my ex is staying at partners house, they don't live together so have already broken the lockdown rules. And now suggesting our son goes to someone else's house who I have no idea how many people the parents have come into contact with...one of the parents is a key worker so potentially at higher risk than people staying at home.

What is it with these types and not being able to do the basic thing of obeying the rules and just staying at home? i suspect i already know the answer in that too much time alone allows them time to think of what an empty, shallow, selfish twat they are!

OP posts:
RLEOM · 24/04/2020 00:35

We've decided no contact for now as he's still working, but if it goes on for months, he'll have to see his daughter.

If I was in your shoes, I'd not be allowing my child to mingle with other children. I can't even believe your ex would think this was OK?

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