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[quote=Anonymous]I'd give my exH a C. He shows up when he's supposed to, the kids enjoy spending time with him, he sometimes comes up with fun stuff for them to do on his weekends. I have absolutely no qualms about their safety and he is (usually) helpful around scheduling changes if I have work conflicts. No arguments about paying for extracurriculars, and if I ask him to do something (e.g. take them to a doctor appt or buy something specific they need for school) he will do it 90% of the time.

I can't tell you a "worst thing" because he's never done anything terrible. He gets an average grade because of a litany of little things that add up to a general lack of prioritization of the kids.

For example: 
--he's late for everything (including getting them to school);
--he just doesn't bother to do things that he doesn't want to (like checking homework is done, or helping with their projects, clipping fingernails); 
--he has the organizational skills and vacation time to go on vacation with his wife but has yet (in 4 years) to take the kids on vacation and puts them in camps for what is supposed to be his time off with them (because he used all his vacation days);
--he asks me to cover extra time frequently to accommodate things he wants to do (happy hours, adding days to work trips, etc)--if he has to pick up time for me to do a work trip, he will make sure he doesn't end up with extra time; 
--he has money to pay for cleaners and yard work and his interests but puts almost nothing into the kids' 529s; 
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