This man is beyond a joke

My ex begged me to let him have the kids for a full week this week after being a one weekend a month dad for years. Well, one weekend a month he has our 2 sons. He rarely has our daughter because she screams and cries about not wanting to go with him.

I agreed and he told the kids all these exciting things they would do so even our daughter wanted to go for once.

Shock! It took him 10 hours to return our 6 year old daughter.

32 hours to return our 9 year old son.

3 hours after returning our 9 year old, he text me to say our 11 year old son was crying because he wanted to come home. But he said he couldn’t be bothered to drive him to me so my 20 year old went and picked him up.

Successful “week” with dad!!!!!

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Quetzalcoatlus · 46-50, M

Sounds like the kids were homesick and weren’t used to being around their own father. It’s kinda sad. Have you thought of spending time with him and the kids so they can be comfortable and grow close to their father?

resealableheart · 41-45, F

@Quetzalcoatlus He is just incapable of looking after them. He tried to have our daughter go to bed in his bed with him playing the Xbox on full volume in the same room. Instead of turning it off and helping her fall asleep, he ignored her until he got fed up and then brought her home to me when she wouldn’t stop crying.

My son told me he slept in until 11am the next day and it took him 3 hours to get ready to take them out to go have “fun”. He took them to the park but didn’t play with them just scrolled on his phone. My 9 year old started crying in frustration and told him he was bored and didn’t want to be there. So he brought him home to me.

You see the pattern! There’s no improving the situation. I’ve been trying for 6 years.

Quetzalcoatlus · 46-50, M

@resealableheart Ya he sounds like a immature person but you picked him. You have to try and make it work for your kids sake. I would try and have visits where you’re both there..

resealableheart · 41-45, F

@Quetzalcoatlus He was great for the first few years and was even a great step dad to my older kids. He changed when I was pregnant with our third.

He won’t do that. I’ve tried it all. He used to consent to meeting up with me and the kids, but he would ALWAYS bring his mum along and he would do nothing.

Quetzalcoatlus · 46-50, M

@resealableheart Ya that sucks but you have to keep trying. My sister did the same and gave up. The dude ended up moving out of state and those kids went through a lot of rough years and are still suffering from the lack of their dad. Fathers are very important, especially during the teen years…