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[quote=Anonymous]My sister and I grew up with a joint custody arrangement, starting when I was 7 or 8. No set schedule, a few days here and there based on my parents schedules. It worked out well because they only lived about 5 minutes away and never made me feel badly about having to make an extra trip to pick up something. I am not very organized and I was always leaving my gym shoes or homework at the wrong house. We bought duplicates of a lot of things. Got a new special teddy bear for dad's house and got to pick out a new bedspread. Several pairs of gloves and shoes and clothes so there was always something in the right spot. It wasn't that big of a deal to me and we never asked for a more permanent arrangement. None of my friends parents were divorced so I had nothing to compare it too, it was just my normal life. Our moms house was our 'home base' and we maybe spent a little more time there, and she was generally more on top of things as far as knowing when we needed to turn in a project or do our hair for picture day.

When I left for college, my sister (2 yrs younger) started spending more and more time at my moms house. Her relationship with my dad grew more distant and she became much closer to our mom. I am still close with both sides and I am very glad to have had more time with my dad. He was a little bit distant, not as outwardly affectionate, and if we were only there a few days a month I think we would have grown apart.[/quote]

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