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Wait a minute. I see custodial parents get ripped on here all the time because they don't "make" their kids talk to their other parent when they call or want to talk to them and now this guy is getting questioned because he wants to talk to his kids?

He asks her if they can call him back. My ex used to do that. He would ask if he could talk to the kids and usually they would either call from their mom's phone or they used his daughter's phone once she got one.

I'm just confused as to when custodial parents say they don't make their kids talk to the other parent they get ripped a new one for interfering or being a bad parent. This guy is trying to talk to his kids and the custodial parent is ignoring him suddenly and it's somehow his fault or "maybe the kids don't want to talk to you." Just weird.
He says that he texts her asking her to have the kids call him. I am sorry, but that is weird. If he wants to talk to the kids he should CALL and ask to speak to them.

Yes, when we hear the story from the custodial parent's point of view they do often get ripped for not making the children speak to the other parent. However, sometimes they do not...because sometimes they have valid reasons (the other parent is calling after bedtime, for example, the other parent is obviously drunk or any number of things that make phone calls inappropriate at that given time).

I do really have a problem however, with this parent complaining that mom is making no effort to have the kid call HIM. Sorry, but as I said earlier, if he wants to talk to his children he should pick up the phone and call them...not send mom a text asking her to have the children call HIM.