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| Sun, 07-02-2006 - 4:20pm |
call your children when they are not with you and at your x's house? Just curious!!! TIA!!!!
christie : )
| Sun, 07-02-2006 - 4:20pm |
call your children when they are not with you and at your x's house? Just curious!!! TIA!!!!
christie : )
My son goes to his father's every other weekend, and I don't call him during those two days. When he stays longer, which is usually part of school breaks and for a week or so each month in the summer, I call after the first two days or so, every other day or so. He usually doesn't have much to say, except that he's having fun, but I like to talk to him. I also make it perfectly clear that he can call me anytime, and sometimes he does, just to chat, or to tell me about something cool that happened.
If he ever went for longer periods of time, I don't know how often I'd call, probably still about every other day or so, I think.
Moody
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If DS just goes for one or two days, I don't call. But DS has a cell phone and often when he is alone he will message me or call me - like when his dad goes out and leaves him with a sitter or when he is chilling in his room. I leave it up to DS because I don't want to intrude on their time.
If DS goes away for a week or longer, we talk every day - usually he calls when it is convenient for them but now that he has his own phone that will be much better for both of us, especially for the text messaging part!!
The cell phone for him is a new thing and it is such a blessing. DS is responsible for talking to his dad and that is so great that his dad is not calling ME. It is better for everyone. (DS is 10 and we got a great deal with a family plan and free phone.)
My dd is at her dad's every other week, Friday to Friday.
Well, for me, ds goes to his grandparents for the whole summer (his dad sees him there) and I call every night to check in.
Seeing as the only time my DS has been away from me is when he's w/ his grandparents we have a ritual we started very early.
I have always called to say goodnight to him. This way he knows I am OK and that I haven't forgotten about him. He has had Special needs since a very young age and part of making his life OK is having rituals. Dinner, bath, quiet time then bed. Even at 15 he still does this.
If he ever went to see the other side of the family I know that I would be getting lots of Calls from him on his cell as that has become our life line to each other since he started Middle school and I worked over 60 miles away from home. I would continue to call to say good night as I don't know what I would do with out being able to hear his voice at least once a day.
Jer-Queen of ritual behaviors