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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's not really what I meant.  I didn't think joint custody was easy for parents but, frankly, these are your mistakes and your husband's mistakes that the kids are paying for.  Yet they are the ones who are split in two-  not you.  A PP suggested letting the kids live in one home and the parents would be the ones who have to split themselves in two by living with the kids part of the time and in an apartment on the other days.  This has worked for some people but no very few people seem to consider this solution.  I think it's because it seems so awful to have to live in two homes.  And trust me, it is awful.  That's why I don't think kids should have to do it.  [/quote]
Many couples don't work because they can't live together - one is messy, one is a neat freak. Or one is good at paying the bills and the other not. I can certainly see where "sharing" a home for the child and having seperate apartments just would not work. Who cleans? Who pays the bills? What if he wants cable but she doesn't?
A good friend of mine and his sister were raised joint custody. He loved it - it allowed him to remain close to both parents. They also only lived a few bloacks apart, so that made it easy.  I think it was one week at each house.[/quote]

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