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[quote=Anonymous]My ex became less involved with our child as involvement began to require more from him. When she stopped being willing to just do whatever he wanted and started having social needs beyond going to brunch with his friends, he became less interested in parenting. I spent a lot of time trying to support their relationship. I essentially gave him all the fun parenting time and none of the difficult parts and he still couldn’t keep her as a priority. He eventually took a job in another state (he had a job in DC already) and married someone else and had a new family. He sees DD for spring break and a few weeks in the summer and even then, he sets up camps for her and spends almost no time with her (per both of their reports).

Ultimately, I wasn’t going to work harder on their relationship than he was, and when I stopped actively managing it, he stopped even trying. He hasn’t seen DD since last May and hasn’t called her in several weeks. She is 11 and it’s been like this since she was about 7. [/quote]

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