Being A Weekend Dad Is Depressing…

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

Lol that co-parenting shyt sounds so goofy, it’s crazy how it’s been normalized

it's not anymore crazier than have two different families only a block apart.

 

[1thouwow]

Why don’t you fight for primary custody then?

 

[MoveForward]

Why don’t you fight for primary custody then?

I have done the court thing, the mom would have to agree to do it or be completely inept. They actually lean towards 50/50 custody now but if you make more money, you have to pay. Once she starts making more, you can go back to court and have it amended.

 

[JamesJabdi]

My pops was a weekend dad....i used to love the weekends with him...we would go to mxdonalds rent a movie from blockbuster.

You need to do more activities with ur child.

 

[1thouwow]

I have done the court thing, the mom would have to agree to do it or be completely inept. They actually lean towards 50/50 custody now but if you make more money, you have to pay. Once she starts making more, you can go back to court and have it amended.

What state?
Why wouldn’t the parent making more money have primary custody?

Asking for myself

 

[Orange cream shake]

If you aren't there to yell at them every day, teach them to have some common fukkin sense and endure their bullshyt mistakes there will be resentment from them surprisingly.

I was stretching on the floor and my son got up real fast and tripped.over a cord and almost kicked me on my damn face. I told him to watch himself.


He didn't give me a hug goodnight.

Op act like the problems he’s having is strictly a co parenting issue. My kids get mad at me all the time. My oldest use to try and play me and his dad against each other till he realized it doesn’t work. At the end of the day, I suspect OP wants to be a weekend dad and do the fun stuff but doesn’t want the bs that comes with it.

 

[NatiboyB]

Damn breh it's that bad?

Man yep he’s smelling himself and knows it all. I foresee a hard knock coming if he doesn’t realize that these “friends” aren’t actually friends.

 

[BunchePark]

Happy Father's Day bruh!

Sounds wack and ya ex should've made the kids buy a gift IMO

But fukk the money aspect kids don't understand the value of a dollar or what it takes to earn them

Let them ask all they want just don't take it personally

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

Man yep he’s smelling himself and knows it all. I foresee a hard knock coming if he doesn’t realize that these “friends” aren’t actually friends.

sounding exactly like my ass when I was coming up

too stuck on pleasing folk who don't care any which way about you when you at the worst

hopefully he'll come out of it and ya'll can still have a relationship

 

[Mowgli]

Op act like the problems he’s having is strictly a co parenting issue. My kids get mad at me all the time. My oldest use to try and play me and his dad against each other till he realized it doesn’t work. At the end of the day, I suspect OP wants to be a weekend dad and do the fun stuff but doesn’t want the bs that comes with it.

He wants to be championed like the 7 day a weekers and he's getting treated like a stepdad.
It's probably more personal guilt because as kids grow they get unappreciative to the fundamentals parents provide that keep them secure.

My son lost a damn yoshi video game on Nintendo switch. I brought it up. This clown said

"It's ok I beat that game anyway"




They don't appreciate shyt!

My father's day card looked like it was made during a bathroom break from video games.

Card looked like
"Go make your dad a card for father's day card" (whisper voice)

 

[Bryan Danielson]

You literally can never do enough… You pay your child support, sign them up for sports, ALWAYS show up no excuses, take your kids to sporting events, amusement parks, buy the PS5, X Box, Nintendo Switch, Disney cruises, Disney Park vacations, keep them fresh… As soon as they get out of line and you correct them, they will look at you and tell you that they want to go back to their mom’s.

On Monday when they’re back at their mom’s, they calling you telling you more shyt that they want you to buy. On Mother’s Day it was, “ Dad, what are we getting mom for Mother’s Day?” I didn’t hear a peep about Father’s Day yesterday at all. We go to therapy and all of that, I have voluntarily taken parenting classes, and I read shyt on how to be a better father and still… You start to realize that your relationship with your seed is very contingent and conditional.

Just venting… I know y’all live in Wakanda and everything is perfect in your world but when homes are broken, the child that left with the mom, overtime isn’t the same child. They become the mom… You’re the bad guy and whatever happened surely was your fault.

People say, “ Bro, they will see shyt for what it is when they become an adult… YOU just make certain that you are doing the right thing.” What a depressing existence….

@ALonelyDad

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

You still gotta be there for them. One day they probably will understand. But hopefully the mom not sayn sh-t about you to them. That's usually the issue

 

[richaveli83]

Is this the younger children or the daughter you had as a teenager? Is your ex-wife your daughter's mother?

 

[the bossman]

That's why I got a lawyer went to court and got shared custody. 50/50 with EVERYTHING, I refused to be a weekend dad.

What state was this in? How long did it take til you were able to get joint custody?

 

[cheek100]

That's why I got a lawyer went to court and got shared custody. 50/50 with EVERYTHING, I refused to be a weekend dad.

This is the ONLY way. I fought both my bms and got what I wanted. 50/50 cuts all the bs out AND exposes the lil bs games they play. If u only a weekend dad u are paying more child support as well.