Any "Weekend Dads" here?

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MichaelD

MichaelD

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I'm getting ready to leave work in about an hour and go pick up my son. A ritual I've performed every other weekend for the past 5 years.

Besides myself and Maetryx, how many of you guys are "Weekend Daddies?" We won't get into ex-bashing (I'll be here all day if we do)

Just curious.

My son is six years old...and a PITA. Daddy loves him though. :)
 
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TomC25

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Have a good time this weekend, maybe take him 4 wheelin.

Hope he learns quick that mom is not always right, in the head or about what she tells him.

Take care and keep that stress down if at all possible.
 
MichaelD

MichaelD

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Um, yeah. He does take after his Dad. He's really good looking. The PITA part comes from his mom. ;)

Nope, haven't sold my bike yet. I don't own it outright; still paying and at this point I'd be lucky to break even. Don't know what I'm going to do about that other part of my life and I'm not going to think about it right now. My weekends with my boy are stressful enough.

He is ADHD (my diagnosis...) and a real handful. Attention-span of a gnat and will run out into traffic if you are not watching him every damn minute. Yes, he is six and still does it. Blame his mom. She has him 26 days a month; the 4 days I have him are spent teaching him manners, P's & Q's, vocabulary, personal hygeine, etc. "Shouldn't his mom be doing that too?" Why, yes, how'd you guess?
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MichaelD

MichaelD

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Hmm, 4-wheelin' w/the boy? Never thought of that....I'd have to put him in the front seat for him to get the full effect...dangerous...he ALWAYS rides in the back...but maybe if we just find some mud in a field....I'll think about it. Good suggesiton! :)
 
Zebo

Zebo

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Good for you. It must be tough to get him then spend the first day "adjusting" his behavoir only to have her screw it up the next two weeks.. I feel for you. My brother has the same situation and he can't wait for the day for his two kids to move in with him.. I won't even get into how his x rips him off and lives with a dentist and he still pays for the house:( since you did'nt want that in this thread.

All I know is I will do anything to keep mine happy!:)
 
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Orsorum

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<< My dad was a weekend dad. >>



As was mine. We're considerably closer, now that I'm in college.
 
MichaelD

MichaelD

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<< It must be tough to get him then spend the first day "adjusting" his behavoir only to have her screw it up the next two weeks >>



I am not religious, but BLESS you my friend! You put that so eloquently...I can honestly say that you have read my mind, because that is exactly what I go thru.

1/2 the weekend, all my son hears is: "don't do that." "sit up straight" "your shirt is buttoned wrong" "did you brush your teeth?" "but did you brush with toothpaste?" "we don't hit other children" "give her back her ball" "did you say thank you?"

I spend half my time just making him a "normal" well-adjusted kid. Rather than take the time to do these things, his mom lets him run rampant. Most of the time, he comes and goes out of the house as he pleases. We live in a city, not out in the sticks. A six year old should not be allowed to leave the house all on his own.

Why does she get away with it? Because this is Texas, she is a woman and she is the custodial parent. Texas likes guns (thank God) but hates single Dads.
 
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Ferrari355

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<<As was mine. We're considerably closer, now that I'm in college.>>

My dad and I have always been close. But I can't see him as often now since he moved to Reno.
 
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WhoDeeny

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Being in Texas as well, I feel your pain! I'm lucky that my ex is a good mother (hell, she probably feels that she's got to adjust his behavior after being with me! Fuggit, we have a great time!). In your situation though it might be pertinent to consider fighting for custody (yes it is actualy possible for you to win it too, you shouldn't have much problem showing her to be incompetent). I mean, my god, if he's this "bad" now imagine how he'll be later! Even more important is the impact this will all have on him as an adult. I shudder to think...




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<< It must be tough to get him then spend the first day "adjusting" his behavoir only to have her screw it up the next two weeks >>



I am not religious, but BLESS you my friend! You put that so eloquently...I can honestly say that you have read my mind, because that is exactly what I go thru.

1/2 the weekend, all my son hears is: "don't do that." "sit up straight" "your shirt is buttoned wrong" "did you brush your teeth?" "but did you brush with toothpaste?" "we don't hit other children" "give her back her ball" "did you say thank you?"

I spend half my time just making him a "normal" well-adjusted kid. Rather than take the time to do these things, his mom lets him run rampant. Most of the time, he comes and goes out of the house as he pleases. We live in a city, not out in the sticks. A six year old should not be allowed to leave the house all on his own.

Why does she get away with it? Because this is Texas, she is a woman and she is the custodial parent. Texas likes guns (thank God) but hates single Dads. >>

 
Zebo

Zebo

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Ya if it's possible and the boy wants it we should start a Mike custody fund or something...

I'll Start by giving $25 if someone wants to match.
 
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gopunk

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Texas likes guns (thank God) but hates single Dads.

this whole goddamn country hates single dads. ugh i hate those women that are like "i can raise a child without a man". b!tch, yes, it's possible, just like you can drive a car with the parking break on.
 
Zebo

Zebo

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<< I'm in for $25, got a Paypal acct. Michael? >>



Well it would have to go to a lawyer with a binding agreement for what the funds are to be used for but I'm in.
 
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FettsBabe

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Half of the weekend dads are "weekend dads" because of bitchy mothers. BTW, Psycho's x just had her phone disconnected. :) I'm sorry I found that funny!!! :):)
 
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Phil21

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Not quite "weekend", but "whenever the ex wants to go out". Sigh.

I love spending time with him though, he just turned 1. Now that it's warm enough to go outside we have a blast.

Just annoying when she gets to pretty much do whatever (or whoever!) she wants, when she wants, and I get screamed and bitched at for asking for ONE (1) day so I could go to chicago on *business*. Bah. One day, in the past 9 months of watching him. Sigh.

Ah well, one day single fathers will rise up and stop the oppression! Whoo!

-Phil
 
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notfred

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Feb 12, 2001
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I will never be a weekend dad. I will be a full time dad, or I wont have kids. That's one of the strongest convictions I have. My children will not switch houses every week.
 
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gopunk

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<< I will never be a weekend dad. I will be a full time dad, or I wont have kids. That's one of the strongest convictions I have. My children will not switch houses every week. >>



so what if the courts say otherwise?
 
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notfred

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<<

<< I will never be a weekend dad. I will be a full time dad, or I wont have kids. That's one of the strongest convictions I have. My children will not switch houses every week. >>



so what if the courts say otherwise? >>



And what, give the kid to my (future) wife who lives in the same house as me?
 
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gopunk

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And what, give the kid to my (future) wife who lives in the same house as me?

no, suppose you get divorced and the courts award custody to your ex-wife...
 
iamwiz82

iamwiz82

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<<

<< I will never be a weekend dad. I will be a full time dad, or I wont have kids. That's one of the strongest convictions I have. My children will not switch houses every week. >>



so what if the courts say otherwise? >>



he is trying to say he wont be having kid unless he and whom ever he is with are completely ready and willing to stick together. I agree, i dont want to be a weekend dad. My brother has 3 kids by 2 different women(married twice) and he is a pitiful father, but the mother of 2 of his kids is even worse. She uses the child support(which she cant get anymore, since he will not be able to work ever again, doctor f'ed up his spine while doing a hernia operation.) to buy herself a new truck, leather furniture, a new fire place, and clothes for her boyfriends 5 kids.
 
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