For today's co-parents who are separated or divorced, communication with their children doesn't end when the parenting time schedule switches to the other parent. More often than not, custody agreements build in video calls-Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet-between parents and children. These video calls are a routine way for parents to stay connected with their children, but the truth is that they can often be fraught with difficulties. Sometimes they even result in court intervention.
I get it. However, she continues to be disrespectful to me and has made him choose sides in disagreements. I've always tried to be neutral in situations. We all live together, but Amber and I just don't get along. She doesn't respect her father at all. When I have tried to make him realize it or support him when she's being unruly, I am turned into the bad guy.
My close friends have several kids who are generally "OK" as kids. I've had some fun conversations with the kids as they've grown but my issue is one of the kids ("Alex") was babied (parents acknowledged this) and her behavior has really gotten out of hand. Think weaponized incompetence, neediness, unhelpful most of the time accompanied by extreme attitude and yelling at the parents when asked to do something she doesn't want to do, often relies on their other siblings to do things for them-and she's the oldest!