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Quality Time - When Your Kids Are With Your Ex! Seven years on, Im in a very different place. Itstaken hard work on all sides (including our daughters), constant reviews ofhow we communicate, a respect for each others boundaries and a slow and steadybuilding up of trust. I still find it hard though, when I have weekends,weeks and now fortnights where my daughter is away with her father.Heres what Im learning: 1. Put The Children FirstIts unlikely that the emotions you feel for your ex areshared by your children. The sooner you learn to facilitate a systemaround which your children can have access to both parents, the happiereveryone can be. The key (and often the hardest task) is to keep thecommunication open with your ex. If something causes conflict, discuss analternative way to do it. Never settle for repeat conflict it serves noone.2. Ask Your Children About Their Time Away This serves 2 purposes:Firstly,it allows you to be aware of how they enjoy their time with your ex; alsoallowing you to build confidence in being apart from them. Secondly, it will give you a sense of whether your childrenrequire extra resources, confidence and skills from you to equip them to handletheir time away from you and their relationship with their non-resident parent. 3. Be Clear About How To Spend YourYou TimeThe first time my daughter had an overnight with her dad(when she was about 15 months old), I dropped her at our meeting point on aSaturday morning, handed over bottles, nappies and a print out of herroutine. I watched them leave and I felt fine. I then got back inmy car, drove to Oxford Street(the busiest shopping street in the UK!!),parked up, put money in the parking meter and was about 20 meters away from mycar when I burst into tears in the middle of the street. I had NO ideawhat I was doing there. I had completely forgotten what to do with freetime and I suddenly realized that Id always hated shopping. I justdidnt know what else I was supposed to do!! These days Im a little more equipped! And when mydaughters away I plan in time with my friends, catch up on stuff in the house,spend more time at the gym, go to the movies, read books, Facebook, talk on thephone for hours, have a massage things I wouldnt normally have time for onmy parenting days.I guess most of all, my confidence in knowing that my daughter loves her timewith her dad, coupled with the fact that I now have a list of things I can dowhen shes away, has allowed me to be more positive and much fairer in sharingher life with both parents.
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