Vacation Request

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Quoting FatherWhoWon

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I don't get it? I think maybe I've had too much kid-free weekend and its gone to my head. I'm not comprehending written English I guess.

Some of that tea and crumpets you're famous for might be just what I need.

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*serves tea and crumpets*

You said it was Dad wanting to make Mom miserable - but it's Mom not wanting to compromise.

Oh I'm just going to watch my silly "Aaah Zombies!" movie :D

Ahhh sarcasm doesn't come across well in an internet forum.

Thanks for the crumpets. Headache subsiding...

:D

(This is really a silly movie, btw)

OP, sorry for the hijack. We volunteers do offer a lot of time and knowledge and experience here - we're not making light of your situation, it's just that sometimes levity breaks out!

I certainly dont mean to be unrealistic here or unfair. The vacation request would go both ways if my ex were to request vacation time. However, he gets 8 hours a week which was agreed upon by the parties in the J&D.

So this is what I hear you saying... when either parent takes the children on a vacation that overlaps the other parents time then that time should be made up???? Vacation time does not take precedence over parenting time, and neither party can have two weeks of parenting time without making up the time to the other parent???

No. At least, that's not what *I* am saying.

What I'm saying is, given that Dad has had such limited visitation and is about to go to unsupervised, it would - to me - be unreasonable THIS TIME to request vacation time WITHOUT offering make up time.

Next year? You can figure out an entirely new parenting plan, which would ideally incorporate vacation time without needing make up time.