Kyh - one last thought. In re-thinking this, the place to start is with your lawyer. Determine what your rights are as a father. I find it hard to believe that your w can dictate that you can only see your kids every 2 weeks!
She is the one choosing to go 7 hours away. Whatever the rotation schedule is, I would fight for her to have to drive them door-to-door as you certainly don't want to be driving all, of part of, that ridiculous commute on a regular basis.
Also, one tactic to consider with your lawyer is that you need a sitter to help you while you work. Sitters need reliable hours! Very few sitters are going to be hung ho about working every 2 weeks. And if this effects your work, your lawyer should know that, too. But the bottom line is: what are YOUR rights here?
She is the one choosing to go 7 hours away so that 2 week rotation schedule really benefits HER. I would keep copies of everything she has written about this. Her message even says she is traveling and doesn't want to do all that driving.
Boo hoo. She is a mother and that is a full time job! It is not something you just squeeze in between your summer travel plans. Fight for YOUR rights.
Ridiculous.
Me 41, H 47, M 15 yrs, S11, S13 BD 1: 11/4/14 we work on it; really I pretzel myself BD 2: 3/31/15 H goes down to "dorm room" 8/15: H back to MBR 10/15: H back in dorm room 1/18: H files, now divorced
