If you're navigating a difficult co-parenting dynamic and feeling like you're falling short of the “ideal,” know this: you’re not alone—and you’re not doing it wrong. You’re adjusting, protecting, and choosing peace for your family. Children don't need two identical homes. Children need a least one stable and emotionally secure environment. You have the ability to be that for him, regardless of what the other home is doing.

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