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[quote=Anonymous]My ex-husband and I separated when our daughter was an infant. He sees her about once a week for a few hours on the weekend. Sometimes twice a week (i.e. Saturday and Sunday). We do not have a set visitation schedule, but he knows he can see her anytime and I have never said no when he's asked to see DD. This arrangement had been working fine, but as DD is getting older (2.5 now) she asks about her dad a lot more often ("where is Daddy?" "when is Daddy coming?" etc.) and I feel guilty/sad that her dad isn't around more. It's also not just that he's not physically present - he just isn't involved in her life in a meaningful way. He's more of an uncle who comes over to play and then goes back to living his life for the rest of the week. For awhile I thought he was psychically absent because of a demanding work schedule, but now I know that's not the case. He could easily see her in the evenings after work, he just chooses not to.

The reality may be that my DD just has an awful dad, but for my daughter's sake I'm not ready to accept that just yet. I have a decent relationship with my ex, so I planning on bringing this up with him but I'd like to have some concrete suggestions for him instead of just approaching him with "you suck at being dad and need to do better." Any advice? [/quote]

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