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[quote=Anonymous]Re what to sya to the kids, another vote for "Daddy's sick."  My dad was mentally ill and as hard as it is to understand for young kids, it's better to know the truth.  To be honest it's hard to understand a mentally ill parent at any age.  He is always going to be like this to some degree and you'll be framing your girls' response to him for a while.

He should also know that this is what you are having to tell his daughters in order to cover for him. If he doesn't want them to see him that way, make clear he has the power to control how they see him by showing up so you won't have to make excuses.

Re how much to "push on" him, I have no firsthand experience with custody agreements but if he's not able to do the 50/50 some other agreement should be in place right now, right?  I think you're right that it's time to bring back up a regular schedule, something minimal that he can stick to even if in the hospital, like always talkin gor seeing them once a week at X time. You can add on top of that if things get better but never go below it.  Having something to look forward to would help him also.[/quote]

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