My response to W: The alternating 3 and 4 day weeks I feel is a very good idea. That way we get even time with the kids and the shorter time frame makes for less time that they are separated from one parent. My one concern with the proposed schedule is the frequent handoffs Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am not sure what flexibility your work could offer but something more consistent i.e. myself Thurs to Sat and you Sun to Tues with alternating Wed would probably be more ideal and stable for the kids. Let me know your thoughts on that and once again I want to stress that if you do not really want to stay at your parents then you are welcome to remain in the house.
I don’t know if you sent this. I kinda hope not especially with that last line in there. I suck at this but here’s a framework I’d start with
W - thank you for sending this proposal. I’m glad we’re on the same page with regards to splitting the kids time evenly. That said, I’m worried about the impact of the frequency of switching houses (including a back and forth 3 days in a row every week) for the kids. I think much more standard agreements are 3-3-4-4 or 2-2-5-5 or just switching weeks. I would like to propose XXX or YYY. I think this consistency would work better for me and he kids. What are your thoughts? - RyanHun
By the way....if you want to see a wizard at work, read some of the posts between Wonka and PigPen in his threads about negotiating some time for him with his dog.
