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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me this reads like WFH spouse is trying to maximize time with the kids, which I get, but it also can seem a bit like WFH spouse is trying to continue their previous lifestyle and hasn't really wrapped their head around the fundamental reality of divorce. I'm not sure that working so little hours is viable for WFH spouse long-term. And I'm not sure that the RTO parent having so little waking time with the kids is in the kids' best interest. If the RTO parent doesn't want the time, then okay.

It also seems like the RTO parent's dating would be Saturdays-only, is that ok? I guess they could socialize in the daytime Sundays.
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And I also don't get how WFH spouse is going to manage naps and kid activities as a single person on Saturdays and Sundays.[/b] It might work for a year or so, maybe after that the youngest kid drops their nap or you have a weekend babysitter? Think it through and price it out. [/quote]

I don't get this concern at all.  Plenty of parents manage multiple kids by themselves on weekends.

It seems like the commuting parent is the one who wants things the same.  [b]They seem to want all the time they previously had,[/b] and the house, and to have the kids sleeping at their place, but not to actually take on any of the responsibilities for parenting, such as finding the flexibility in your schedule.

It seems like what would be in the best interest for the kids, would be for the parent who has been primary their whole lives to keep the house.  During the week, the other parent can come over at 6:00 on MWF and stay with the kids until they are tucked in and asleep, and then on every other Friday they can take them for the weekend.  That seems way healthier than asking preschoolers to make multiple transitions every day.  [/quote]

They're losing half of Saturday and all of Sunday though. [/quote]

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