I’m recently divorced and my 5 year old son sleeps over every other weekend. I have weekly visits with him as well. Tonight, everything was going fine until he started crying that he wants to go back to mommy’s tomorrow. He only wants to sleep over one night. I’m not sure how to handle this. If I let him go back tomorrow, this sets a precedent, I’m afraid he will never want to sleep over and will cry every time. I told him that he will see mommy again on Sunday and that this is his weekend with me. I told him that I missed him and that we can call his mom tomorrow. I’m not sure how to handle this or what to tell him?

Also, this really hurts. I feel disconnected and like he will never love me and never want stay with me. I try very hard to have fun. For example, we set up a tent in my apartment and went camping tonight. I can never have that every day connection and feel that he doesn’t remember me living with him. He is my only family and want to always be in his life. His mother tries very hard to take me out of his life. I feel lost, like I’m no longer a father.