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Why is this bad dad if dad is [b]trying to have a relationship[/b] and the mom is blocking it, including going to court for it.  What kind of message does that send to the child? [/quote]

He wasn't trying to have a relationship with his child. A parent-child relationship is a lopsided one. The parent's needs and desires count very little compared with what the child needs.  "I want you in my house so I can have my time with you" is a parent desire, not a child desire.

The parent loves his child unconditionally, and moves heaven and earth to get what is right for that child, at that moment in time.

If the parent moves an hour away from the child, and insists that the child spend half his weekends with the parent, when the child is now a TEEN, and refuses to compromise and allow the teen to have any access to his peers and sports and friends because it is "SO IMPORTANT to HAVE MY TIME with you". (mee mee mee, I must have MY needs met who cares about what YOU need..." that parent is being very self centered and focused only on what makes him feel good.  That's not a proper parent-child relationship at all.[/quote]

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