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[quote=Anonymous]In our situation, XH rented/later bought very close to DC's school in Washington, DC. I stayed in the house we'd been in since we married. I later sold it and moved to the College Park area very close to the Metro Green line, which transported DC to within 2 blocks of their school. DC stayed with dad Monday-Thursday nights and with me every Friday-Sunday night. My office was about a 10-minute walk from their school, and on Monday mornings I'd drive into downtown and drop them at their dad's house about 30 minutes before school started so they could make sure they had everything they needed for school. I had always been the one that took them to family activities and helped them host/socialize, and since that happened mainly on weekends that didn't change much. (No way would XH have ever hosted sleepovers or gatherings in his house like I did, so I knew I needed to be the parent with him during days for socializing.) I made sure to attend all sports and activities that took place during the week even if DC wasn't spending the night at my house that day. Both parents attended parent-teacher meetings or major school events regardless of who was keeping DC that night. I could not have tolerated only seeing DC every other weekend, but that seems to be common. Bear in mind that if you hope/plan to date, always having your DC with you from Friday PM to Monday AM will be a problem. I chose to not date until DC left for college, so that was never an issue for me.

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