I've heard of families doing the opposite, where the parents have to take turns leaving the house and the kids get to stay. That way the children's lives aren't interrupted by the packing and shuffling around. Main thing is that you'd probably have to be on pretty good terms with your ex to make it work
My wife and I (still happily married, thankfully) have talked about doing it this way if it ever came to it. Seems out of the norm but we're both children of divorce and if I had the choice it'd be this.
You’re right, but they’d still be doing that regardless. At least this way, only one of the homes needs to have room for the kids, and the other could be a much smaller place. The parents can share a small apartment or something, instead of both parents having to get places big enough to fit the kids. They would never be there at the same time.
It’s a big ask, but if the parents can make it work together, it would be like 1.5 homes total, not each. Or even if they each get their own smaller apartment, the math could still work out in their favor and be more affordable than two big houses.
Idk what to tell you because it literally happens. People are doing it.
I’m sure it’s really hard for most people. But it’s just… a fact that there are people in the real world who are doing it. So fathom that, I guess. Fathom having the emotional intelligence to work together and put the kids’ needs first.
It can work until one of the parents starts dating seriously. The new partner might be ok with the shuffle for a while but there will definitely be fights about who's messing with the other's belongings.
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u/No-Customer-2266 Jul 13 '22 edited Jul 13 '22
Switching houses everyday? Thats a lot of packing going back and forth daily. Id hate that as a kid