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Ex wants me to punish teen for refusing contact with dad

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GandT12 · 24/03/2026 17:00

First time posting please handle with care...
Divorced from ex for 4 years, boys are 15 and nearly 13. 15 yr old has had an up and down r/ship with Dad for a few years...he is now refusing to see him after a recent incident. Ex blames me and feels I should be punishing him for not seeing him....we have non court ordered 50 50 and now ex says he won't have our 13 year old either as he doesn't want them split up...advice please? I am gently encouraging, suggesting I meet him with him, suggesting he message him etc, It doesn't feel right to force contact by punishing?

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MaybeIamJustABitch · 24/03/2026 20:49

What a wanker! How dare he think he can dictate to you about ‘punishment’ 😡and seemingly expect you to have to deal with his arsehole ways and inflict that on your children. You don’t enforce what he wants, end of.

Absolutely kids first, you are doing everything right.

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