Mia, my first husband and I have EXACTLY 50/50 custody. The kids spend 1/2 the week with me and the other half with him. He moved 30minutes away from my town when we divorced. For the first year he drove the kids to my town for school, then sadly their school closed (Catholic schools are closing like crazy these days. So sad) We then placed them in a school 1/2 between us so we each had about a 20min drive to their school. Well my oldest is now in high school and decided to go to a school in the same town as his dad lives but my 10yr old is still at the school that's 1/2 way in between us. So I now have 1hr 15min commute 4 days a week to get both boys to school in the morning and the same picking them up 3 days a week.
Does the commute s@ck? Yes! But the boys DESERVE equal time with their dad. By the way both boys do just fine in school, they have uniforms & shoes at both houses and if they are tired it's because they snuck their Kindle to bed and stayed up late! Lol!
My point is that his request is GOOD for your kids. By the way teaching them flexibility and responsibility for their things is an invaluable skill.
