AFreshStart
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I am trying to come up with a long distance visitation Christmas schedule for this year. Is it unreasonable to have kids (15 & 13) flying on December 26th?
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BeachBabeRN
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Not in my opinion but I sense there's more to this than a simple question.
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AFreshStart
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We have no visitation schedule in our decree. Ex asked for Christmas, Dec 18-27, I replied back with Dec 18-26. Ex said having the kids fly a day after a major holiday was irresponsible. This coming from someone who just seen his kids for the first time in 18 months.
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c_jane
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Given the kids' ages, I don't see a problem with it. Shouldn't be too much traffic that day.
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Tweeby
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Our YS is 14 yo. He flew for an activity of his on Dec 26th. Some years the activity could start ON Christmas Day. I don't see a big problem with it, especially with their ages. If the kids were still younger and 'believed' than I would perfer the kids didn't travel ON Christmas Day but a day before or after, I don't see a problem with it.
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annatof4
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Since there is no visitation schedule in the decree, it makes it hard. I would take into account your location. If the kids will be flying in/out of a major airport, the cancellations and delays are horrible during the holidays. So it may be best to delay it a day. If not a major airport, I dont see the problem, due to their ages. Is there a reason for them to return on the 26th?
Christmas was the hardest holiday for my ex and I to agree on. But, we also dont live that far from each other.
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finz
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[quote]We have no visitation schedule in our decree. Ex asked for Christmas, Dec 18-27, I replied back with Dec 18-26. Ex said having the kids fly a day after a major holiday was irresponsible. This coming from someone who just seen his kids for the first time in 18 months. [/quote]
Then he can drive them back, or send them back a few days earlier.....
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Avaya
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[quote]We have no visitation schedule in our decree. Ex asked for Christmas, Dec 18-27, I replied back with Dec 18-26. Ex said having the kids fly a day after a major holiday was irresponsible. This coming from someone who just seen his kids for the first time in 18 months. [/quote]
Sounds like they live with you and are flying to visit their father - why can't you give him one extra day; seeing as how it's just over a week and he hasn't seen them in 18 months? Bickering over one day; that's what's irresponsible IMO.
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cincsu
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not irresponsible, but it is usually significantly more expensive. it also allows him to give them their gifts which they will then probably have to leave the next day.
my DH's CO for his son is that the parents will split the 2 week winter break with one having Christmas and the other having New Years. after doing it that way for 2 years we went to alternating the entire break every other year.
i think we all like that better....cheaper plane tickets, easier for the entire family to travel somewhere as our parents all live long distances, etc.
and the kids get the entire break to play with their gifts. (we don't send things back and forth anymore because BM would "lose" the item SS took only to "find" it when he was back with us and "lose" it again by the time he returned)
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AFreshStart
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I see what everyone is saying. I need to point out that it was his choice not to see our girls when he had the opportunity.
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