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[quote=Anonymous]Wouldn’t you work out a swap with their dad? A friend of mine has been able to do this amicably with his ex, they both travel occasionally.

I’m widowed and have to travel for work. In September I had to go away for two (non-consecutive, thankfully) work weeks. My mom came to stay at our house. She doesn’t drive at night, but I had sitters and friends lined up, even had a friend of mine offer to go cheer on my older one at a game. For each week I made an excel spreadsheet. Showed drop offs/pickups/activities, notes to kids about what to pack for activities, dinner info (my mom does not cook so I also prepped a lot of food the weekend before). Taped a copy up to my front door. A little stressful for my oldest, but they got through it.

I do my best to lend a hand to neighbors, friends, and parents of my kids friends—and when these travel weeks came up for me, they really were happy to have my back. I couldn’t do it without my village. So build a village for yourself, whether it’s informal, or through hiring a nanny/au pair, and certainly by trying to work things through with your STBX in an amicable way.

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