Ryan
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Oct 12, 2015 19:48:28 GMT -5
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Post by Ryan on Oct 12, 2015 19:48:28 GMT -5
Maybe he prefers the laid back nature of the dad's house. ?? I am not sure what this refers to. I can't follow your story and figure out who lives by you, the mom or the dad. maybe he doesn't feel the need to establish more friends
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Ryan
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Oct 12, 2015 19:50:12 GMT -5
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Post by Ryan on Oct 12, 2015 19:50:12 GMT -5
?? I am not sure what this refers to. I am going to guess that it means that stereo-typically dads aren't usually the ones scheduling the playdates and kids activities. I have a very involved husband who is a great dad, but he has never scheduled a play date and does not go to birthday parties. His idea of dad duty involves watching football on t.v. while they play quietly in the next room or nearby or napping with them. My kids are still very young and it's almost always moms at the birthday parties and meet-ups. My female friends also complain that they wished their husbands would take them on their activities and play dates, so I don't think it's that unusual for it to be more "laid-back" at dad's house. Yes that is what I was talking about. How old is this kid?
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gooddecisions
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Post by gooddecisions on Oct 12, 2015 20:03:37 GMT -5
My parents were divorced when I was very young. I went to school in my mom's district and most of my friends were walking distance from my mom's house and we all walked to school together. When I went to my dad's house, I made a few friends on the street. None were my age and none were very close friends, but that's what happens when you're not in school with them all day. Friends from my school never came over to my dad's house. I had two separate lives.
Now I imagine it's even harder since most kids are in scheduled activities, which limits who is even home and available to just hang out with.
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 13, 2015 7:55:37 GMT -5
I live near the mom.
Dad doesn't live far, and from what I have been told, he spends a lot of time with his same-aged cousin while he is at dad's house. I can't imagine dad being the guy who would set up playdates.
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