best way to communicate with a non-resident parent?

ritchie

Lynzpower and Mummy-jay
Thanks for the replies. Yes you are both right i need to stop letting ex walk all over me. I dont want to be too rigid for ex on collecting as i know its a long journey they have to do and same for when it my turn. But go to admit when its my turn i plan the times weeks in advance and leave very early so i am meeting points usually an hour in advance.
I dont think a contact centre would be suitable in our circumstances due to the distances otherwise it would have been a good idea.
Lynzpower - the thing i keep getting emails from ex where they keep stating a different time (and sometimes date) to what i have suggested is available. At first they asked for 4 days contact then requested the full half term - which i honoured! But then i did not expect them to blame me that transport issues are my problem because i said a different time to what they want!! Just means i need to keep changing my plans for them.
Tell you after this experience they wont be getting an extra day contact for some months, as its just more grief than benefit for me and child IMHO.