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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it sound like they don't think you are a good place to share all of the circumstances they face.

I would think about why they aren't viewing you as an advocate and why they are viewing you as a judge.[/quote]

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This is OP. I have thought about this and think there are a lot of things that contribute to the difficulties communicating about this.  But through this all, they have pushed and pushed for our kids to spend a lot of time together.  I have felt frustrated, but I have also tried to discuss it with them in the most empathetic, positive and productive way I know how.  If they aren't clue me in beyond basically saying you're lucky he's not hitting your kid, but they still want the kids to be together a lot, that puts me in a pretty tough position. [/quote]

Hi OP.  Well, I see your point.  But if I were you, I would reread your original post and the title of this thread. I was expecting something very, very different from the situation you claim to face based on "sadly" and "low expectations."  You are talking about something completely different.

So I would think again about what you said when you were the most empathetic, positive and productive you knew how to be.[/quote]

Look.  I'm doing my best.  Before I started this thread, I didn't know that there were evidence-based practices that would support what I called "low expectations."  I can't go back in time, but I am doing my best to move forward and to learn.  [/quote]

Hey.  Relax.  I'm not saying anything about evidence based practice. I don't  even know what it is.  I'm saying your word choice shows biases you might want to reexamine.

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