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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure of your age op.

Back in the day men simply weren't given custody.  Every other weekend for men was normal back then.  That was my parents original custody and my dad hated it.  In the meantime, all my mom did was bash my dad. I legit thought he didnt want to be with me.  Guys are usually stoic so his actions didn't disprove what my mom was saying daily.  Even when my dad went for custody my mom told me it was so he didnt have to pay child support.  My dad ultimately got primary custody of me and I remember the fight he had to go through to do it and this was in the early  90s. It took a lot and years  to convince that judge to give him primary custody. I've talked to my dad about it and he said he just missed us and had nothing to lose so he kept going back to court.

Weirdly, the relationship you describe with your dad is the one I have with my mom.  Ironically,  my mom never paid child support.

Times have changed and we now understand both parents are equally important in child development.  Have a relationship or don't have a relationship but don't discount the role courts and the the thinking of the times may have played in your relationship with your dad.  My dad has remarried and he does seem closer with his wife's family.[/quote]

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