Ex son in law

No, don’t play games.

Germanshepherdsmum

No, don’t play games.

I wholeheartedly agree. This will cause even more problems and the ones most affected will be the children.

Op, your daughter needs to be smarter than she is right now

3 years after and she still believes in him? Playing his games?

For example:
"She always gives him a detailed itinerary before booking but he is very secretive about what he is doing with them. "

She needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

This is not about the flights, but about her naive attitude towards her ex

Sarnia

GrannyIvy

Just to update. My ex SiL has decided my daughter can remove the children from school two hours early on Friday to catch their flight but she has had to pander to his emotional blackmail all week where she has had to allow him extra time with the children in her time. It is a game for him to exert his rights and be in control of all situations. It is sad he has to take to give anything. Going forward leopards don’t change their spots!! We are on holiday now and looking forward to them joining us on Friday. Thank you to all for your comments and advice.

Have a lovely holiday and remind your daughter that 2 can play at that game.

I don’t think the children would benefit from another parent ‘playing games’.

The last thing the children or their mother want is to play games. Someone has to be the adult here, that’s the mother.

Iam64

The last thing the children or their mother want is to play games. Someone has to be the adult here, that’s the mother.

This ^

If I were your daughter I'd play no games, I'd follow all rules, and (this is the difficult bit) I'd speak nicely of him to everyone. Children have ears, they hear, they observe everything. I'd be the loving adult - I'm sure she is.

Glad to hear the holiday can go ahead as planned.
Has the ex confirmed in writing to the school that he is now in agreement for the children to be collected early on Friday? Your daughter needs to call the school to check that he has done this!

Very pleased to hear this, in future go along with everything to the letter and NO to the poster who said you play games too DONT that will only cause more trouble and bring you to his level
By agreeing at the last minute your daughter has been made to feel grateful for his benevolence He’s a total Axxx
Enjoy the holiday and don’t let your daughter do anything to hold her to ransome again

Hello,
I am a retired teacher and I feel that this ex SIL is being selfish and jealous. Wherever I was teaching a 2 hour leave for the kids is not a problem given their ages. The vacation time with you and their is more important. I would have your D contact her attorney or solicitor just in case. It's only 2 hours and this is ridiculous in my opinion. I feel terrible for the children!

This situation was resolved in May. Why resurrect the thread now?