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It's much better to communicate that you'd like a routine like this than to try to have irregular contact that you'll both have to think about and plan for. I h
by kixiQu 5y ago
It's much better to communicate that you'd like a routine like this than to try to have irregular contact that you'll both have to think about and plan for. I have a weekly video call for my mom and it's very good for us.
- solipsism 5y agoSpeak for yourself. My family is busy, and we don't like to plan -- we just decide to do something and do it. So a scheduled routine would feel like a horrible anchor to us.
- Angostura 5y agoOnce it’s a routine you don’t have to plan. And being busy is a good reason to have it as part of your routine.
- kixiQu 5y agoWhile I'm definitely not going to say that it would benefit everyone, I think it's almost everyone while the relevant kid is in college. It's a lot easier to plan for a slot in your calendar as "Dad time" than to constantly reevaluate whether Dad is more important than XYZ random thing you have on the docket.