Yeah, we had joint custody. In Ecuador, laws are incredibly favorable towards the mother, so I never had a chance to get full custody despite many missteps from the mother's side. Mothers are favored for good reason, a lot of fathers don't take their responsibilities seriously. I wrote a post about that from my main account:

@beelzael/im-not-important

It's the 5th time now that she takes her out of the country without my permission, so illegally. She usually comes back. Once she stayed away 3 months before the money ran out, when Lily was 6 months old. I usually left it be, and focused on building the relationship with Lily. As mentioned, that worked out. Which the mom doesn't like, she rather wants Lily all for herself, as if it were her emotional support dog.

I could write a whole psychological analysis on the topic. Things I did wrong (most of which I corrected and never repeated) included. Maybe I will, and then sell it as a soap opera.

Thanks for stopping by and your kind words.