Accident
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2015
I have no problem with calling it visitation, that's what the courts call it. I had joint custody so visitation was the term used for both of our time with our daughter, one of us had parental custody which in my state means school and residential choices are that parent's final choice. (note: it says final choice, it wasn't an absence of eithers input). From about 5 years to 13, I saw her most weekends with a fair holiday and summer schedule. From 14 - 18, I had parental custody and it reversed. However her mom choose to leave the area so for a lot of that, she ways always with me. My daughter is 20 now so custody is a non-issue for us but my daughter has chosen to remain living in my area (her mom is about 1000 miles away).
Of course any good parent wants every minute with their children. It gets better and more comfortable for those in a similar situation of both parents being good with the children. As they get older, you'll run into situations with school friends and things that will interfere with any visitation schedule. When it's time for them to leave the nest, this feeling right now is nothing compared to what your going to experience when that happens.
Of course any good parent wants every minute with their children. It gets better and more comfortable for those in a similar situation of both parents being good with the children. As they get older, you'll run into situations with school friends and things that will interfere with any visitation schedule. When it's time for them to leave the nest, this feeling right now is nothing compared to what your going to experience when that happens.