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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you offered to let him take her overnight? Offer him a weekend with her. [/quote]

I was trying to build up to that. They’ve never done an overnight together. I suggested a few months ago that he pick one day a week to pick her up from daycare and take her to dinner and the playground (or wherever really - just a suggestion) and then bring her home and do her bedtime routine. I offered to be around to help if he wanted or come home after she was in bed. He seemed receptive to the idea and did it for exactly 2 weeks before “something came up” at work and he couldn’t make it to daycare. Maybe I was trying to micromanage the interaction too much. I dunno, I feel like I can’t win. [/quote]

PP here, and yes you are micromanaging too much. His relationship with her will be different than yours. Tell him if he wants an overnight to let you know what night, and then say yes. To bond he needs to be he one taking care of her during their time together. He will do it differently than you, and that is normal. [/quote]

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