I was horrified to hear an aquaintance talk about all the school her son is going to miss. She and her ex have had a shared parenting arrangement. But the child's father is moving cities. She actually intends to pull the boy out of school for two weeks each month so he can still live with his dad.

I've said this is ridiculous - and it is. I'm pretty sure there is no jurisdiction out there that would insist such a coparenting arrangment be maintained.

In my own case the father of my children and I worked out something suitable on our own but I am wondering what other people's experiences and thoughts are. In this situation the father has taken a job about 4hrs away. To make matters more difficult, this teenager is still being babysat (!!) so I see him going back and forth on his own out of the question. Mother does not drive either.