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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like the DH is being unreasonable and shooting down any option that would provide him with the alone time he wants.  Main solution is MOVE.  Trade the 2 hours of commuting for alone time at home.  But DH says no way.   Outsource all the yard work so he isn't doing that on the weekend but he won't.

Really, this is not a problem for OP to solve.  DH needs to come up with the solution he can live with that includes some quality time with DC once a week. Let go of the picture in your mind of what a good dad looks like.  He does not have to spend 1+ hrs every night playing with DC for them to have a good relationship.  I grew up with a father who had a long commute, usually made it home for dinner and then worked the rest of the evening.  I don't recall him ever playing with me, back then dads didn't do that.  I might hang out around him on the weekends, go along on errands, help with some project in the garage, we talked at the dinner table.  We have a good relationship and I think he was a good dad.

Also, work with the 4 yr old to not be a brat -- OP says DH has limited patience for playing with him because he's demanding, says mean things, etc.  That's a problem.  [/quote]

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