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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, how did it go, OP?[/quote]

OP here: my DS's next weekend with his dad isn't until next weekend, so I don't know yet.  I slept on it for two nights and tried to talk to DS again.  DS is still adamant he won't go to his dad's next weekend.  My ex refuses to discuss it with DS because ex says this is a dispute between me and him to figure out, because DS isn't one of the parties who signed the custody agreement.

To address other PPs' comments: DS doesn't have to miss any of his actual football games because those are on Friday nights.  So on his dad's weekends, DS either gets driven up to his dad's Friday night after the game, or Saturday morning after Saturday morning practice (when he has them).  He hasn't been missing any of his sports commitments with our schedule.  But he does miss out on post-game/practice socializing those weekends, which is part of why he's starting refusing to go.

I suggested to ex that maybe we can just ease the strict schedule until football season is over, and then try to get DS to go back to EOW for the rest of the school year, but ex said no.[/quote]

In all seriousness, with a kid that old who will be 18 in less than 12 months, I would do nothing.

I wouldn’t engage with ex in the topic anymore or DS.

Ex can do whatever he wants.

He can call the police. He can file with the courts. Whatever.

The cops will be annoyed and will tell him to do something reasonable like come to pick up his kid

He can file with the court, a lawyer will take his money and tell him he is wasting his time, but will happily take his money.
If you make it to court, either the judge will tell your DH to be reasonable or tell your kid to go to visitation and by that time it will be a couple months or so.

Drop the rope with your ex and just let it go.

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This is terrible advice.  This kid can go see his Dad two nights a month.[/quote]

The dad can go see his kid two nights a month.

See how that works? Dad is the parent. He should act like one.

The Op should move on now. Her kid is almost an adult. At this point she should drop all communication with him unless it is some kind of emergency situation with their DS.
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Seeing your child for an hour for dinner is not being a parent.  Kids need to be in the other parent's home.  It is court ordered but clearly rules don't apply to you.[/quote]

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