Hear me out for a second…Who does the child complain to about the stomach pains?

why doesn't the child eat breakfast at school?

This should be addressed with the court, IMHO. Unless you are able to coparent and communicate with the other parent about it and come to a solution.

@@WarriorsoullI just want to know if the commenter is alleging that the child told the parent that was having parenting time that they were hungry and if so, what did the the parent say to the child? If the child didn’t tell the timesharing parent, how can they know the child is hungry. If the child waited to express hunger until they were with the parent who was beginning parenting time then that tells me they both need to help the child learn to speak up and insist on eating because they’re hungry. A lot of adults don’t eat breakfast and might brush it off. What if the child were at another family member’s home and were afraid to speak up? The parents would tell them to speak up. People lose all common sense when they hate their child’s other parent.

@ccrow06 I agree. The commentor seems to be genuinely concerned about their child, but I have seen parents look for any and every reason to hurt the other parent. My daughter has a medical condition where if she doesn't eat, she can die. I'm not saying it is okay not to feed your child, but we simply do not have the full picture to be able to provide a clear answer. The child may very well be refusing to eat. This is why coparenting is so important. Being capable of civil discussions regarding your children will look more favorably for both parties than a contentious relationship.

just because some end up criminals, does not mean that your child will be as well. You cannot punish one for the actions of others.

I'm a father and I'm dealing with my ex putting me down over and over saying I don't know anything and I don't matter to our 9 month old daughter because I'm a father and what matters most to our child is the mother... It's hurts, makes me sad and angry. Especially because I bust my ass and never ask for help, don't need it. I want every second with my daughter and I love it. I don't have my phone out when I'm with her, I'm not passing her on to babysitters. It's her and I, yet all I'm ever told from my ex is that I'll never have a bond like a mother and the child has..... I really hope that's not true.

@@knowledgegod2635 none of that is true. Your daughter needs you equally as much as she needs her mom. She’s not the more important parent. It’s 50/50 just like it was 50/50 to create your daughter. Your ex is in your head. Replace those negative thoughts in your head with positive ones. If the thought is “my ex said my daughter doesn’t need me”, immediately remind yourself, “no, my daughter does need me no matter what my ex says”. Say that out loud or in your head 15 or 20 times until that becomes your new default thought because everyone in the world knows your daughter needs you; all 8.5 billion of us. Don’t let one person’s bitterness trick you out of your spot of being a father. Your daughter will have questions when she’s of age and she won’t take the excuse of, “mom blocked me out”. Her next question will be, “why didn’t you try harder”. If you have it in you, fight, and the noise of a bitter mom will be drowned out. You’re giving her your power when you don’t fight. You cancel out darkness with light and your light comes from countering her BS with self empowerment. Warning…do not try to convince your ex of your importance to your daughter. You only need to convince yourself and then everyone else will follow suit whether they want to or not. If necessary, take legal action to have rights to see your child even if it’s 40 or 50%. Your parenting time may start at 1 or 2 overnights per week but it will build up from there to week on week off if you’re local. And you don’t have to be perfect once you start getting your baby overnight because God knows the mom isn’t perfect. She just barks louder. And don’t bother pointing out her flaws because it will get you nowhere unless there is real danger. If there’s real danger make a child abuse report no matter what. Focus on your own relationship with your child and don’t try to go through the mom to earn your value because your daughter desperately needs you to fight for your relationship with her. She will thank you when she an adult. This is a marathon and I promise,You Got This!!!!