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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you address this?

My child feels bad and I do not want it affecting 12yo DC's self-esteem that my ex is too "busy" to bother to make time for them to spend together. He averages one night a week with DC, which is around dinnertime til school the next morning, which when factoring in bedtime, is just a few hours of time together per week. If it's a weekend night, it is the same - DC picked up at dinnertime & dropped off at home by 9/10am. This is only IF he can fit it into his life with new GF and her kids whom he lives with (they are not his kids, he only met them in the past year but is with them every day, and my DC knows this).

I am trying to reassure DC of being absolutely worthy of parental love and not being in any way at fault or deserving of being treated this way by a parent. But it is hard to see DC hurting and wishing for dad to want to spend time together and continually being rejected bc dad is too busy with other priorities, ie a "new family."[/quote]

Sounds like you are bitter and bad mouth dad.  Reach out to dad and work with him.  Find a solution.    What does the court order say?[/quote]

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