Delaware Nesties
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~uderin02~
Just being nosey, but how often do you guys fly to Houston to visit your stepson? Does he ever get to come to Delaware?
Re: ~uderin02~
We go the 2nd weekend of the month from Friday to Sunday. He comes to PA where his other grandparents live in July around his Birthday and one of the winter holidays...we get him for one overnight then. Starting in 2014 (when he's 5 1/2) we'll get him for a week every year at Xmas...either 12/24-12/30 or 12/26-1/1 depending on odd vs even year...every other spring break and 2 weeks in the summer...
The situation pretty much blows....and we have thought about taking his exwife back to court to try to change things...but we can't make her move and the court in TX is very much about the mother....so we're not sure if its worth it. She has talked about moving back east at some point...but we're not holding our breath that it will be any time soon or even that close to us...
Luckily I've been with my husband since he turned 1 and in his life since he was 18 months old, so he and I have a great relationship and he and his Dad have an amazing relationship....
Wow...didn't mean to write so much, sorry
Dude, that whole situation sucks. That is not nearly enough time when hes in the area. One overnight? F that. her parents shouldnt get to see him more than his own father. How is she to deal with?
Well, the nice thing about going to Houston once a month is the warmer temps than up here in the winter time.
I agree with Mrs Skiz, one overnight seems crazy!
you and your DH are so wonderful to make such an effort to see DS. so many parents who live far away from their children would not make that effort. One day DS will realize this and will be so appreciative.
The Rowdy Roberts
Thank you...this is what we are hoping for....hopefully he'll appreciate all that we do to see him....fortunately DH has a good job so we are able to financially swing child support and the travel expenses every month. When people tell him how great they think it is that we go all the time, he just says "He's my son, seeing him is not an option..."
She is okay to deal with...although very selfish and self-centered. She really likes me though and totally respects me as his stepmother, which is good. And DH and her get along fairly well most of the time...sometimes I have to make him stand up to her when she's being unreasonable.
I keep telling him he should get a refund from his divorce attorney because I think their agreement is absurd, but they had a child psychologist involved who said this is how things should be when he's young (he was only 8 months old when they filed for divorce) because of the distance...meanwhile, they don't know how things are now and how he would be absolutely fine if we had him longer than 1 night...
And ya if he has to live somewhere else, Houston isn't all bad...I love the weather there and my HS best friend lives there so we normally get to see her and her family.