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Ex-etiquette: How do I decline the wedding invitation?
Q. My ex just told me in one breath that he is getting married and then, with the next breath, invited me to the wedding. As good as we all...
Ex-etiquette: I don’t see my daughter enough
Q. I see my daughter every other weekend, and it’s not enough. I saw her more often before I took my current job, but I now work the swing shift...
Ex-etiquette: I don’t care about my ex anymore
Q. My ex often says, “You never cared about me, and now you don’t care about our daughter.” We’re divorced, but this comes up repeatedly. When she says it, I...
Ex-etiquette: Daughter asked her mother not to tell father about starting her period
Q. My 11-year-old daughter started her period and asked her mother not to tell me. So, she didn’t. I found out almost two months later. Isn’t this something my ex...
Ex-etiquette: 10-year-old tells the gory details of our divorce
Q. How can I help my child understand what’s real without badmouthing the other parent?
Ex-etiquette: Alienating our son?
Q. When I got a divorced, I moved to another town with my now-9-year-old son. His father continues to live in our family home and maintain the same friends, which...
Ex-etiquette: Getting to the truth
Q: My child comes home from her other parent's house with stories that sound absolutely ridiculous. I don't want to dismiss what she tells me, but I also don't know...
Ex-etiquette: Sad at Valentine’s Day
Q. My recent breakup was a big one. I spend most of my time trying not to let the kids see how broken-up I am that their mother left. Valentine’s...
Ex-etiquette: A valentine for my ex?
Q: Should I give my ex a valentine to entice him back?
Ex-etiquette: Disciplining kids together
Q: My son’s father and I actually get along pretty well. When our son cut his last class at school and was caught skateboarding at the park, I told him...