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When Custody Schedules Control Your Relationship

My partner's custody schedule controls our entire life and I'm starting to resent these kids for existing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The practical demands of co-parenting can overwhelm a relationship when new partners underestimate how children's needs shape adult life.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Blended Families & Stepparenting?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.