So this week my Ex is moving, yet again. Fourth time in as many years if I recall correctly. Doesn't really bother or affect me, as I'm not required, or asked, to help her move, and its all within the same small city of 25,000 people, so distance isn't an issue.
However, our eight year old son is quite apprehensive about this move, as according to him and his six year old sister, the new place is only a two bedroom apartment, and they will apparently be sharing a bed with each other.
Our kids are pretty opposite of each other, simplest descriptors would just be to label my son as an introvert and my daughter as an extrovert. They get along, but as with most siblings, they get along together best when its in small doses, and they have the ability to get away from one another if desired.
I've never been under any illusions, and had previous to this week figured that eventually the kids would start angling to live exclusively with one parent or the other, likely in their mid teenager years, and it would be to opt for the parent who lets them get away with more, more than likely their Mother as she's not big on discipline or routine. Now with this latest move of hers, I'm anticipating its going to occur much much sooner than I had expected, likely within a few weeks or months at the latest. I'm really not looking forward to having to force one or both of them to go over every other week.
So what would be your bet as to how long it'll be before this move starts effecting the kids desire to spend time at their mothers? Or based on your own experiences do you think they'll manage to adapt it, and not have any major complaints?
However, our eight year old son is quite apprehensive about this move, as according to him and his six year old sister, the new place is only a two bedroom apartment, and they will apparently be sharing a bed with each other.
Our kids are pretty opposite of each other, simplest descriptors would just be to label my son as an introvert and my daughter as an extrovert. They get along, but as with most siblings, they get along together best when its in small doses, and they have the ability to get away from one another if desired.
I've never been under any illusions, and had previous to this week figured that eventually the kids would start angling to live exclusively with one parent or the other, likely in their mid teenager years, and it would be to opt for the parent who lets them get away with more, more than likely their Mother as she's not big on discipline or routine. Now with this latest move of hers, I'm anticipating its going to occur much much sooner than I had expected, likely within a few weeks or months at the latest. I'm really not looking forward to having to force one or both of them to go over every other week.
So what would be your bet as to how long it'll be before this move starts effecting the kids desire to spend time at their mothers? Or based on your own experiences do you think they'll manage to adapt it, and not have any major complaints?
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