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[quote=Anonymous]My heart hurts for all of you who were made to feel "other" by a parent and stepparent. I am also going through a divorce but with a "benign neglect" parent who insists he wants 50/50 custody but then never does anything with the kids when he has them. Spring break, he works mad hours and "can't take off" on his half of the week so the kids sit around on screens all day (they are teen and tween age.) My teenager took herself to the doctor recently when she got sick on his days. I made the appointment and he told her she didn't need him to accompany her. She drove herself and it made me so angry when I found out...sometimes I wish he'd just disappear instead of this shitty half-assed parenting. What is more harmful, the physically absent parent or the one who is around but always too busy to do anything with you? If I had more money for a high-powered lawyer I would fight him, but I initiated divorce so am trying to keep it all civil. And my kids can see why, without me ever saying a negative word to them about their father. Ugh. [/quote]

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