How do you who co-parent go about splitting time? I’m having such a nightmare. I’m the primary career of our kid who’s nearly 1.
It was originally 3 nights with the dad now he wants 3 on 4 on. I think it’s so doesn’t pay CSM but he’s never paid anything ever. I tried to explain he’s too young for travelling to and from nursery all week at the moment. He kicks off with me something rotten I am responsible for everything really and he just wants our child as and when without thinking of bedtimes or routine so when I get child back it’s a whole reset of wakings in the night and all out of sorts. I finally get a routine back and then it’s back to dads and I’m back to square one. It’s really affecting our child.
I end up trying to protect our kid during nursery days and giving up my weekend day just to keep a routine. I’m so burnt out I work full time and I have many sleepless nights and I have cold , flu , norovirus all in a months plus lack of sleep I feel shit then at dads it fun time on the weekend. I feel like I’m missing out on our child growing up as I only get a few hours a day with nursery and work.
I wish he’d listen to me I’m so tired of this arguing and emotional black main and threats if he doesn’t get his specific days not matter the effects on our child.
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The best thing to do would be to make a written agreement and sign it with a witness
Record every time there is a disagreement or failure to meet the agreement.
It’s hard with splitting time and also make sure you say everything is in your child’s best interest so also try to agree on things like routine to make the transitions easier.
Hope this helps and sorry you’re going through it.