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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No and have no interest in them.  They treated their Dad horribly as teens per their mom's wishes.  When they were young, we tried hard.  But, after years of doing things, like sending clothing (brands, styles, colors they wanted) and other stuff and never once getting it acknowledged (just it arrived, didn't even have to be a thank you), I gave up and stopped trying.  They only call if they want something, usually money which Dad will no longer give.  If the situation were different, I'd love them and would do a lot for the one who has a child.  We have a child and I cannot imagine raising them to hate the other parent and discouraging a relationship.[/quote]

Why wasn't their father more involved beyond sending clothes and material things?  Did he spend time with them? Show up at all their functions? Drive them to school?  Participate in their daily and care and life?

If not, it's easy to understand their resentment.[/quote]

Mom moved them cross country and Dad could not follow.  Dad at one point tried to move there and daughter pitched a fit saying mom would be upset.  He would buy plane tickets and she would refuse to put them on the plane.  The courts would just say send the kids and give dad more visitation and make her pay more costs but she refused.  Courts would not do anything.  Dad did as much as he could.  Mom cheated, left, took the kids and blamed Dad saying he cheated and was a deadbeat (he never was) and was horrible to him.  Kids copied behavior to get mom's approval.  Its weird as she's very nice to us now and frequently texts to see how he, we, our child or his mom is (whom she treated horribly).  His daughter sends random emails too.  He wishes they would stop.  [/quote]

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