Ex-etiquette: Who is the co-parent?
Q: My ex’s girlfriend has started texting me about our kids. Pickup times, homework, schedule changes, you name it. She’s pleasant, and I don’t dislike her, but I’m beginning to...
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Ex-etiquette: My ex is turning our daughter against me
Q: My child repeats everything her mother tells her. The problem is that her mother is very angry. I had an affair and eventually told my wife and left. I...
Ex-etiquette: Hurt over birthday gift
Q: I told my ex’s new wife that I was saving up to take my daughter to a concert that I knew she wanted to go to. The tickets were...
Ex-etiquette: Trouble communicating
Q: My co-parent and I just had a custody evaluation done. He has a very complicated mental health diagnosis that includes autism and narcissistic personality disorder. I knew he was...
Ex-etiquette: A whole other family
Q: My girlfriend travels for work, or so she told me, but I just found out she has a whole other family, including a child! I’m thinking about calling the...
Ex-etiquette: Her father is angry I kept our daughter’s secret
Q: I’m in trouble. My ex is very angry that I did not pass on a confidence that our child told me, but she asked me not to tell her...
Ex-etiquette: Suspicious bruises found on child
Q. My child’s mother recently moved in with her boyfriend, who has full custody of his three boys. Last time I picked up our son from his mother’s, I noticed...
Ex-etiquette: Parenting from a distance
Q. My ex is a terrible co-parent. When we divorced, I remarried soon afterward, but I have stayed open to co-parenting with their mother. We had to move an hour...
Ex-etiquette: Getting along
Q. How do I get along with my ex without fighting? We can barely stand each other and I can tell our kids are being affected. She thinks they are...
Ex-etiquette: Slow down your diagnosis
Q. My son’s father and I separated eight months ago and it’s taken a while for us to get adjusted. One thing I have noticed is that my son is...