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[quote=Anonymous]I posted a similar question a while back and had a really hard time reading the answers. Every relationship and every person is different. There are a lot of assumptions that people on here have regarding the "normalcy" of each situation and assuming the parent and other parent are what they consider "normal." I am not in a "normal" situation if normal = 2 American parents, live close-by, share custody somewhat close to 50-50, each parent is communicative and pitches in, etc. I say this just to reiterate that your situation may be different from what others have experienced and to please do what is right for you.

I have a five year old and I ask him "Do you want to call Daddy?" at least a few times a week. Additionally, if he initiates it and says he wants to call, then we call (unless we are doing something where we can't). If I ask and he doesn't want to, then we don't. However if it's been a few days (maybe 4ish) and he hasn't talked to him, I kind of force a phone call for at least a couple minutes. His father never calls, partially because he doesn't want to "interrupt" us and partially because, well, he is not communicative. Let's just say all of these phone calls (facetimes) don't include much conversation.[/quote]

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