I don’t want her bringing this in the house.
When we got divorced, my ex left town to go live with his girlfriend on the opposite coast. With his agreement, the family court entered an order awarding me full custody of our three young kids without any set parenting time for him. While I’d be happy for him to visit with the kids, he’s chosen not to see them for over a year. He has a video call with them every few months, but, more often, tells me he’ll call them at a specific time and then doesn’t.
Explain the relationship you used to have with their dad, and talk about the choices he has made since you all divorced. Let them know that there are fathers and mothers across the world who have walked away from their families, and that it is heartbreaking, confusing, and unfair. You don’t understand or know why your ex is able to justify his behavior to himself, so you needn’t justify it to his children; what he is doing is wrong and cruel.
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