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Have you thought about speaking to the boys about what they want in respect of weekends? They're not exactly babies and you might find you can reassure them or reach an agreement that everyone is happy with?
My daughter stopped or refused to go to her mums boyfriends house, which was an hours drive. The reason was only because she was tired of the routine. Come home from school on a Friday, straight into her mums car to go to BFs house. It wasnt that she didnt like him, or was tired of him, but the same routine and thrndrive was getting her down.
So perhaps change the routine, or let him have the odd weekend without coming to you as a break from the routine and then he will be keen the following week. It is often not personal I think, just a case of same ole, same ole......
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