I separated from my ex about 3 months ago, and we share custody of our 18 month old daughter. It's split up roughly 50/50 and that aspect is working fairly well.
She moved in with her new partner, who babysits while my ex works evening shifts.
I decided not to sweat the small things, but there are two issues that are starting to bug or worry me.
1 - my daughter's diet. My ex will feed her fries with ketchup and sometimes other non healthy food. She'll also let her drink kool-aid instead of pure fruit juice.
2 - my ex's new partner is fairly lazy. During the evening, she'll lay on the couch and give the pacifier to my daughter and they'll watch TV (American Idol, soaps and sometimes Disney movies). The biggest issue I have is that it's a bad habit for my daughter, I want her to be active.
I don't think they agree with my on these points, they don't see it as harmful or not as good to our daughter. And, I don't want to sound like I'm perfect, I know very well that I am far from it.
Just wondering if people have had this talk in the past and what worked best.
Also, we are not agreeing on the financial terms of the separation, but neither one of us have used our daughter for revenge on the other. The shared parenting aspect is going very well, and I'd like to keep it that way.
She moved in with her new partner, who babysits while my ex works evening shifts.
I decided not to sweat the small things, but there are two issues that are starting to bug or worry me.
1 - my daughter's diet. My ex will feed her fries with ketchup and sometimes other non healthy food. She'll also let her drink kool-aid instead of pure fruit juice.
2 - my ex's new partner is fairly lazy. During the evening, she'll lay on the couch and give the pacifier to my daughter and they'll watch TV (American Idol, soaps and sometimes Disney movies). The biggest issue I have is that it's a bad habit for my daughter, I want her to be active.
I don't think they agree with my on these points, they don't see it as harmful or not as good to our daughter. And, I don't want to sound like I'm perfect, I know very well that I am far from it.
Just wondering if people have had this talk in the past and what worked best.
Also, we are not agreeing on the financial terms of the separation, but neither one of us have used our daughter for revenge on the other. The shared parenting aspect is going very well, and I'd like to keep it that way.
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