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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @purity1234 Thank you for the screen sharing idea! I think her mom has it turned off but I may try bringing it up!
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @drew86 This was great for inspiration and support. I’m happy to hear you have split custody now and can spend much more time with your kids! The hide seek on the tablet is always so funny. Thank you for adding your story and giving me some power to continue on!
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @joshg111 I do video swaps with occasionally, that has been a nice bonus of her having kids messenger. The duplicate toys idea is great!
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @dennisbon Yeah, I’m military and her spouse is military. So, everything has to ebb and flow with that. I’ll retire when she is a teenager so hopefully there will be an opportunity to be close when comes up to college decisions if all else fails!
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @dennisbon I wish I could visit that often. I’m about 4 states away. I have 7 weeks in the summer, a fall holiday break, and every other spring break. That time pretty much uses all of my time off from work. Hopefully, in the future, our locations will line up. My ex’s current job moves around...
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    I appreciate all of your inputs. There’s definitely some good ideas, but most of all I appreciate the support from those of you who have been in my shoes. It makes me less alone and powerless in the situation.
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @flowerinthefield I’m sorry to hear you’re going through it too. It’s tough to deal with the situation when the co-parent is difficult. You’re not alone in the feeling in both being underwhelmed and frustrated by the ex. It can have an effect on my mental health on days where it feels like I’m...
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @fashionhandbagsx I really appreciate the pep talk! Sometimes Reddit can feel condescending about the simplest of topics. All of you have been motivational and supportive!
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @theshoeheaven I’ll look into it! We used to use regular messenger which was awesome because it has group filters, but her mom doesn’t want her using anything other than the messenger kids version now. Thanks for the idea!
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @dwatson659 Thank you for sharing. I figured I was not the only one, but it’s nice to hear from so many with the same experience.
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @sheenask I like the points you made! You’ve lifted my spirits. I should probably try to ask my ex to be more mindful, but I’ll put it this way. For 4 years I have FaceTimed almost every Sunday at 7 pm. On multiple occasions, she has forgotten and made plans for our daughter to play with the...
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @sheenask Thank you! She doesn’t really like to read, but I read to her when she wants me too. I do wish my ex would do other things. My kid will be like, can I do this thing and my ex will be like yeah when you’re done talking to your dad. So that sucks and it almost always kills our FaceTime...
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @rvin Thank you so much for the empathy, I appreciate it
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @rvin Honestly, thank you so much. Can’t say how much it helps to know I’m not the only one going through the same heartache.
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @dale_r Thank you for the perspective:)
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    @karacolleen Thank you so much for the ideas :)
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    Talking to my 6 y.o

    I have a good relationship with my child when I have her, but throughout the year I have to use FaceTime to talk to her when she is at her moms. I usually FaceTime once a week, but lately I’m frustrated that she will get distracted wanting to play and she won’t want to talk about anything...
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