Single Dads Support Group

This community is dedicated to fathers who are going through the parenting process alone or without the support of a spouse. Single parenthood is often opted for by the parent (as in divorce, adoption, artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, or extramarital pregnancy), or an unforeseeable occurrence (as in the death of one parent or abandonment by one parent).

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How many of you have kids that went to live with mom and ended up moving back with you since the grass wasn't always greener? Or, if you had 50% custody, and the child chose to stay with you almost 100% of the time?
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I haven't been there yet with my kids, but went through it as a kid myself. When my parents divorced, I lived with my Mom for about 10 years, until I was about 12, then moved back in with my Dad. Of course there were some relationship and medical reasons why I couldn't stay with my mom. But it was a better move at the time.

I can foresee this scenario with my oldest son and possibly my oldest daughter. STBX is living with her new BF and he has 3 children and has partial custody so when all the kids are with them there are 7 kids. I think it get overwhelming for them.
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Ditto to ponyboy. I lived with my mom from 4-yrs-old until 8th grade, then I just packed a duffle bag and walked to my dad's house for good. Both of my parents respected my decision, and it was a tough call for a 12-year-old to make. My dad never pressured me to move in with him, but he always let me know I could stay there whenever I wanted. On the other hand, whenever my mom was mad at me, she'd always snarl, "Well, maybe you should just move in with your dad!" To this day, I still don't really know how she meant that other than intimidating. Sooo... be a consistent and loving parent, and you may find yourself with your child most of the time.
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