MomaSaid
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Need some advice from dads who have either done this and failed or done this and succeeded.
I am divorced for 4 years now. I have a five year old son in which I am amazingly close with. His mother and I divorced before he was born so this is the only reality he knows. I have joint/split custody and I get him every weekend (friday to sunday). I love my time with my son so very much but find myself feeling stuck for a couple reasons. One, I hate the city I am currently in. I grew up here. It's cold and depressing and have had dreamt of moving away from here since I was a child.
I know if I move to preferred city I can move my job there and live a better quality of life. My family is even on board with moving with me. It is my son that is my magnet. He is everything to me. But when I look at the time I spend with him. It isn't quality. It is very quick and we are always in a rush. I feel like this weekend schedule maybe a bit hard on him. Cause he gets this yo-yo in his schedule. He cries on Sunday when he knows he will be going back to his mom.
I thought that maybe I can have him fly out for the summers and spring break.
Anyone do this with their kid and how has it worked for you?
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Debi
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There are many people with long distance parenting plans. Should you choose to move to a place where it would not be possible to have him every weekend like you do now, you could still get close to as much time
A pretty standard schedule is 4-6 weeks in the summer, spring break, half of Christmas break and if it's close enough that it makes sense you could possibly get one weekend a month. He's almost school age and most school districts have one long weekend most months.
I don't know if this would be a better schedule fior him. You would get more quality time but he wouldn't see you as often. However if you are serious about moving it could work and yes you would get a long distance parenting plan no matter how your x feels about it.
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