Updating
Here's the situation today,

Met my wife at school gate as d6 had left her school cardigan in wife's car.
Usual refusal to engage with me at all, again no eye contact.

Said bye and returned to studio
Few messages back and forth re work and orders etc.

Then I messaged
Me: when you pay salary and agreed Xmas bonus tmrw could you please minus £## from me for kids to have some spending money for trip to London Saturday?

(This is the trip she initially invited me on, and then rescinded invitation)

10 min wait then
Her: I would prefer we kept things seperate, so I will give them spending money

Sat on this for 30mins

Me: are you saying that if 1 parent takes the kids on a trip, activity or holiday you would feel uncomfortable with the other parent contributing money or giving spending money?
Is this correct?

No response still an hour later
I feel I need to back to her regarding getting a parenting plan in place
Was going to message the following:

I think we need to get a parenting plan in place asap,
I sent you my proposals on 12th November and you responded you would reply once you had obtained some advice.
I'm not worried about whatever format is used as long as we can agree the fundamentals of a parenting plan.
I do have concerns that currently the goal posts and agreements have changed several times reactively to how we are feeling and believe this has not been healthy or good for any of us.
If we can agree some basic structure I feel this would be better for everybody.

Any thoughts or advice welcome


Bd August 2019 after 16years
S 12
D 6