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[quote=Anonymous][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]

And bike helmets.

Also, high schools had designated smoking areas.

People like to harken back to boomer times and then subsequent boomer parenting when lots of real dumb things were going on.
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