I am Jack

I'm a separated father of four-year old daughter, Mikaela.

My Problem

My ex-partner (Mikaela’s Mother) keeps asking me to have Mikaela at short notice, then taking her bat home when I say I’ve got something planned. She’s now started messing around with my access arrangements, telling me to have Mikaela back half-a-day earlier, or not letting me pick her up as planned. I’m getting really really annoyed with it and I feel like I should be playing the same game.

How I understood my problem

I suppose she’s finding it hard, being the one having to cope with most of the day-to-day parenting responsibilities. I suppose she envy’s me my freedom. She probably doesn’t realise how much I miss Mikaela, but I hate all those sudden changes. I need to know where I stand.

What I’m going to do to change things

Rather than just keep having short explosive rows about it, with one of us slamming down the phone, I’m going to pick a moment when we’re being a bit friendlier, and ask to sit down and talk with her about the situation. I think it’s hard for us both, but I don’t want Mikaela to suffer the fall out from our rows.

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