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I am thoroughly enjoying my D asking and wanting to spend time with me. We are talking more and she is engaging and sharing more of her personal life with me again. I am over the moon with that!


That is wonderful to hear! I'm so glad the father-daughter R is growing.

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Definitely not going to get a new phone as I don't want the long term commitment or cost presently


Okay, so you sound like a normal dad who has no problem with taking this stand with the phone. You don't feel as if you are in an awkward position. What's different in this situation and the one where your W tells the kids to ask their dad if he has money they can have? See what I mean?


It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!