penelope10
Senior Member
OP has stated that the child is now exhibiting signs of not really wanting to talk to Dad. She is, however, making sure that JR takes the calls UNLESS it's bedtime. And quite frankly she didn't say Dad only calls for 2 - 3 minutes, in fact, she didn't give a time frame for the calls.If the child is being upset by the calls, I can see a problem. But if not, who cares? I mean, how does it screw up OP's life that dad is calling a few times a day for a 2 minute conversation? I mean, realistically, a 5 year old is not going to talk longer than that. So have 10 2-minute calls vs. one 20 minute call when the kid sits there in silence.
The NCP in my case calls whenever he wants. If we are not in the middle of the movie theater or something like that, what the heck difference does it make? Is it hurting someone? Why turn something into a problem?
IMO calling a child 2 to 3 times a day MIGHT be excessive. Especially if the calls become disruptive to a bedtime routine for a five year old. If my kiddo was five and was at Dad's, and somehow I missed that it was past her bedtime, I simply would call at another time. Or adjust my schedule to make sure that I didn't call after bedtime. I would not blame Dad if he became irritated that I chose to ignore a routine that he set up in his home and that works. (And I wouldn't continue to call past bedtime).
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