Coli Dads who see their children every other Weekend...

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How do you entertain them all day? And how many years have you had this set up of every other weekend



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Honestly, if you can't figure out a way on your own to entertain your kids for 2 days out of 14, you might be a deadbeat

Like my dad. Picked us up MAYBE once per month...drove us to his house drunk, did nothing but watch TV and play in the yard all weekend

I can't imagine seeing my kids that rarely, and if I did I GUARANTEE i would have so much fun shyt lined up there wouldn't be enough hours in the day to do it all
 

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1. Time with them should always come first. Good luck getting cooperation from parties outside your control on that.
2. Put yourself on a budget for 3-6 months where 50-65% of your income never sees your pocket, and you'll have an idea of what's what.


Intentionally ignoring objective realities - the child-support/location variables especially - won't help anyone.
 

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I get my kid every weekend and I’ve been doing this for two years now. We usually start our mornings with a really big breakfast and cartoons. I ask him what he wants to do and he usually wants to hit a trampoline park, Dave and Buster’s or the basketball court. In the evening we may hit a Falcon’, Braves, or Hawks game.
 
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When my son was little I was on this bullshyt default schedule. They throw a Wed in there as well. That’s literally about 4 days a month if you work days like I did back then.:childplease: Just the thought makes me mad.

When kids get older they start to see the bullshyt for themselves. My son is with me all the time now outside of school. I coached his football team until high school. Right not we’re working on designing clothes and investing.:smugdraper: It’s easy for a father to quit because the game is designed for single parent households. I saw the signs on the wall. I feel for those men that toss in the towel. It’s easier to do so but being a parent is the greatest honor in the world.
 

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Hypothetically, if I was in that situation, I would want us to be engaging in meaningful experiences where we can bond - golfing, tennis, hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, etc.

Also would start projects that require the labor of all of us to finish. So something like a woodworking project building a SUP board, canoe, furniture, etc. Something they can look forward to doing but requires all of us to complete.
 
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