My stepson's mom wants to enroll the child in a sports league. The league runs May - September and holds practices/games 3 times per week (weekends sometimes included) and tournaments on weekends. The location is near her place of residence.
During the league season, we have my stepson with us for 70% of weekends and for half of the summer vacation.
The bio-mom demands that we drive the child to his practices/games while he is with us on weekends and holidays. We live 1.5 hrs away (on a good, no-traffic day).
Plus, with my fiance having lost his job and having yet to find a suitable/profitable position, we are not in the financial position to make the additional trips.
Without surprise, the bio-mom is attacking us with reductions in visitation time if we cannot act in the best interest of the child, and so forth. (I'm sure some of you have been at the receiving end of the wrath that comes when you disagree with your child's other parent.)
Do you have any advice on how to handle this situation?
We have offered a location midway between our homes, but the bio-mom claims that a midway location is not in the best interest of the child because she feels the additional distance is too much to drive when the child is in her care.
Let's not mention the $250 registration fee she wants us to cover at least half of!
During the league season, we have my stepson with us for 70% of weekends and for half of the summer vacation.
The bio-mom demands that we drive the child to his practices/games while he is with us on weekends and holidays. We live 1.5 hrs away (on a good, no-traffic day).
Plus, with my fiance having lost his job and having yet to find a suitable/profitable position, we are not in the financial position to make the additional trips.
Without surprise, the bio-mom is attacking us with reductions in visitation time if we cannot act in the best interest of the child, and so forth. (I'm sure some of you have been at the receiving end of the wrath that comes when you disagree with your child's other parent.)
Do you have any advice on how to handle this situation?
We have offered a location midway between our homes, but the bio-mom claims that a midway location is not in the best interest of the child because she feels the additional distance is too much to drive when the child is in her care.
Let's not mention the $250 registration fee she wants us to cover at least half of!
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