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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom is upset that Dad didn't take time off.  If she had hired a babysitter she would have had to pay; Dad didn't have to pay anyone and was still able to go to work.  Stepmom was still able to do her job while periodically checking on the child, so their household didn't lose any income.
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I don't know if Mom is mad that it was stepmom at home caring for the child,or that she lost income and nobody else did.[/b]

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Here's a third possibility. She wants her child to have a strong relationship with her father, and when he fobs her off on a stepmom instead of caring for her, that's an opportunity missed. Yes it's only a day or two, but childhood is made of days. And when you're divorced and you've lost 50% or more of your parenting time, every day counts. Is he a Disneyland Dad that only joins for the fun stuff and avoids the day-to-day and the boring stuff?

I also don't think it's very good parenting to just be periodically checking on the child. If she's almost healthy enough for school, you should be trying to utilize her time in a more worthwhile manner, so that it's not two days of TV or just lolling around. If the ex thinks her child is getting the bare minimum in your household, you'll never have a good co-parenting relationship.[/quote]

She should have stayed married to him then. You don't get to control your ex once you divorce. And before you come at me, I'm a divorced mom and not a stepmom to anyone.[/quote]

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