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I think you're on the right track and have come up with a solution that works for everyone.

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So I told him on Friday that I was going to stay at the home...


Can I send him a message saying....

"I will be staying away from the home Saturday night so that you can have as much time with S as you can."

Do I add anything else, a sorry, a know you worked hard all week and the weekends are the time you can be together or do I just leave it at that? Or should it be stated another way?


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^^^^ any one what do you think?


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Is H taking S somewhere else for the night an option?


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To a hotel...it might be better for H and S to stay here where it is familiar...H has no family or friends in the area.


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so can I say it how I wanted to...

Originally Posted By: findingself


"I will be staying away from the home Saturday night so that you can have as much time with S as you can."

Do I add anything else, a sorry, a know you worked hard all week and the weekends are the time you can be together or do I just leave it at that? Or should it be stated another way?


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Can you just reply to say 'yes, that will work for this saturday?' without making any promises about future visits, or offering comments that he may take as guilt inducing. Just keep it short and concise.


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I'd leave it at the first sentence. Maybe, "I'll stay at Mom's Sat night to you can stay with S at the house. TM me (or call, whatever you prefer) coordinate on what time you will arrive and leave."


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To someone who is really looking for a reason to be offended, saying something about you staying away so he can have as much time as he can could be viewed as you giving 'permission' for him to have extra time, or that you're really being put out by staying away. idk it's probably nothing, but clean seems best.


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how about...

I will be staying at Mom's Saturday night.

Simple enough...but I do need to know what time I can return on Sunday...

But he does know I am having a gathering...should I wait for him to cooridnate...giving him time to respond and if he doesn't than we can speak about it Sat at 1pm...


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