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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s not much you can do about it. [/quote]

Yes there is. 9 and 11 are too young to be left unattended at night. OP can ask to add this to the custody agreement. [/quote]

In Maryland the rule is 8 to be left home alone.  And it's not like he's leaving them overnight.  
It's not a parenting decision I would make, but it's not illegal and I can't imagine a court changing custody agreements because of it.[/quote]

He is actively choosing NOT to parent on his parenting time, and on top of that, leave very young kids unattended regularly until 10 pm on a school night for half his custody days.  You best believe his lawyer would tell him to take a demand letter requesting a reduction in custody time based on his self-evident disinterest in parenting VERY seriously. This isn’t a case of different parenting styles or even disagreement on how to handle a serious issue like mental health therapies. It’s a parent who quite simply … is not there. I’m not saying this is some kind of easy slam dunk or denying the risk, but it is a VERY bad look for the dad. [/quote]

DP.  It actually IS simply a case of different parenting styles.  If you want full control over how your kids are parented every day you need to think about that BEFORE you divorce.[/quote]

Leaving elementary schoolers alone all evening until 10pm on 2/4 of your custody days to do a hobby is not a “parenting style.” It’s evidence that you do not want to parent. Do it at your peril. [/quote]

As more than one person has pointed out in this thread, when we were kids many of us WERE the paid babysitter at 11 years old.

I suspect most of you are objecting to the idea of it being a hobby.  If he was to go into the office for a few extra hours a couple of nights a week you’d be fine with it and still consider him a good parent (regardless of whether or not he actually needs that extra income).[/quote]
That is Boomer parenting. Mine didn't bother with seat belts either. [/quote]

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