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Am I wrong for planning international travel without my children?
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One dad felt that he was only being fair when, following the resolution of a custody dispute between him and his ex-wife, he excluded his two teenage children from a European vacation he was planning with his new wife, her sister, and some of her friends. He reasoned that it made sense, as both kids had decided to acquiesce to their mom's wishes that they spend more of their time with her.
Nonetheless, the teens felt it was unfair to leave them out because of this, and criticized their dad as a result. He wanted a second opinion on the decision that he had made.
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Commenters didn't feel that he was making his decision for the right reasons.
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'Choices have consequences': Divorced dad plans family vacation, refuses to take 14 and 16-year-old kids because they sided with ex in custody dispute
A parent's relationship status can often have a significant effect on how they choose to parent their children, and this is especially true when they wind up divorcing their co-parent. All of a sudden, they do not just have to deal with the challenge of raising kids, but also trying to succeed in this while respecting the involvement and opinions of a former partner.
If the split is amicable, this can sometimes be a good arrangement that works better for everybody than what was happening before. However, more often than not, that couldn't be further from the truth. Custody battles have a reputation for being bitter, and the fallout can affect children as much as it does parents. For a mom or dad who finds themselves in the middle of such a situation, it is important to maintain the right priorities even in those times when doing so seems like an impossible task.
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