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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like they have no firm agreement, so the mom is trying to keep with their usual routine which is that she doesn't go more than a few days without seeing her mother. And the dad wants to have a different routine on vacation.

It's going to be a rocky road co-parenting if they can't have an adult conversation about this kind of thing. OP, if your brother wants more time, maybe he should volunteer to do more of the weeknight tedium and not just the fun parts.[/quote]

OP here. My brother would love more time during the week, but the mom thinks/want her daughter to have a more stable life now that she is so young and my brother agreed to it.

Both work FT and don’t have a nanny (maybe the mom does a bit, but I am not sure). My niece goes to FT school and does aftercare often so she is basically out of the house all day.

[b]I may be wrong here, but I think the mom does not want to lose control and perhaps regrets her affair and wants to try and get back together. I know she asked ny brother to take a vacation the 3 of them together… he does not talk much to me and gets upset if I ask questions so I could be totally wrong[/b][/quote]

OP, you clearly love your brother, but you are out of order here. Your brother doesn't talk to you about this and gets upset if you talk to him about it. This is absolutely not your business on any level.

He is not the primary parent. Kids this age do actually have a hard time being separated from their primary parent for an extended period of time. She's not wrong or selfish here. Obviously it depends on the kid, but frankly, this woman is probably in a much better position to know what her daughter needs than the part-time dad or his overseas sister.[/quote]

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