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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The number one thing, looking back, is that I wish they had not made me shuffle between their houses every week (one week with dad, one week with mom). It left me feeling like I had no real home and was just living out of a duffel bag. [/quote]

If you are still checking this thread, do you mind sharing what would have been preferred? The only friend I have with divorced parents who I really know well told me that his parents divorced when he was 12 or so and he told them he would not swap houses. He stayed solely at his mom's but maintained a great relationship with his dad and his dad picked him up from and dropped him off at his mom's but they went on outings. It seems that would pose a lot of logistical challenges as well- like if certain nights were dad's night to hang out, but there was homework or some other thing, then he still might have had to get driven to his dad's house or whatever to work on it. I am going to ask...[/quote]

Different poster here, but I had a similar experience. One week each parent is extremely disruptive for the kid. This was the one thing I hated too. Different rules in each house. Different routines. You’re constantly packing / living off a bag. Constantly forgetting something at the other house. Constantly negotiating - ”can we swap weeks so that we can attend x event?”

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