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I am the previous poster who makes it work with the ex. I hear you. And I understand that 2/2/3 may be ideal, but given that it’s not an option for the OP, she needs to decide with of the two less than ideal situations does she want to achieve: 
(1) more of a week-on-week-off situation, where your child still sees his/her dad about half the time, or 
(2) a scenario where your child has significantly less time with his/her father

The 2/2/3 is simply not an option. Neither is growing up in an intact loving nuclear family.: which is the most ideal for child. [/quote]

My ex and I do a 3/3/1 (so we each have Sat night every other week) and my ex travels for work. I don't find it that disruptive. Because we split the week, if she is out of town that means I have a max of 3 extra nights in a week. If Dad had a regular schedule of weekly travel, it would make sense to schedule to maximize his time with the kids, but I don't think at 2/2/3 is neccessarily unmanageable with a traveling coparent.[/quote]

He's asking for the divorce and 50/50 so he needs to find a way to make it work.  Take a calendar for a month and have him pick 1/2 the days on the calendar based on his travel schedule and tell him he needs to do all the drop off/pick up, appointments, make breakfast, lunch, dinner, do laundry and cleaning as that is what his life is going to be like after the divorce when you are not in the home.  He can make it work and he'll need to adjust his schedule around being a parent.  He needs to grow up and make this work if he wants the divorce.[/quote]

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