Stepmom refuses to let her 9-year-old stepson’s mom sleep over at her house the night before his birthday so she can wake him up to wish him Happy Birthday: ‘Every milestone will become this. Every birthday, Christmas, Wedding day.’

She’s really pushing it It is really hard to share your child with your ex and their new partner. Some parents revel in having a couple of days off a week from being in full-time parent mode, but many would much rather have their kid for every single second of every single day. Having split …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom refuses to let her 9-year-old stepson’s mom sleep over at her house the night before his birthday so she can wake him up to wish him Happy Birthday: ‘Every milestone will become this. Every birthday, Christmas, Wedding day.’

Ex-Husband Demands Mom Make Less Elaborate School Lunches for Their 9, 12, and 13-Year-Old Kids Because His Stepchildren are Jealous

Why would she make things worse for their kids, because he can’t make things better for his stepkids? Has anyone ever asked you to do a worse job at something to make them look better? They ask you not to sing well at karaoke because they’re insecure about the fact that they’re a bad singer. …
Seguir leyendo Ex-Husband Demands Mom Make Less Elaborate School Lunches for Their 9, 12, and 13-Year-Old Kids Because His Stepchildren are Jealous

Mom gets a job 100 miles away from home, forces ex-husband to pick up their daughters from school on her days: ‘She has asked me to work from home 3-4 days per week.’

Why would she accept a job that’s so far away? Co-parenting 50-50 with your ex can be incredibly difficult. First of all, how are you supposed to split the time? Do the kids live at your house one week, and their other parent’s house the next week? Are they moving back and forth between houses …
Seguir leyendo Mom gets a job 100 miles away from home, forces ex-husband to pick up their daughters from school on her days: ‘She has asked me to work from home 3-4 days per week.’

Mom criticizes ex-husband for playing Fortnite with their 10-year-old son while she has custody of him

She doesn’t want her ex spending time with him when it’s her turn to have him at her house.  Co-parenting 50-50 with your ex can be incredibly difficult. First of all, how are you supposed to split the time? Do the kids live at your house one week, and their other parent’s house the next …
Seguir leyendo Mom criticizes ex-husband for playing Fortnite with their 10-year-old son while she has custody of him

34-year-old dad forbids ex-wife from putting a tracker on their 10-year-old son while he travels out of the country with him: ‘I think she wants to be able to track me.’

She has a history of stalking, and he’s the one with primary custody. Our culture has become increasingly comfortable with the idea of constantly having access to our friends, partners, and family members’ locations. The «Find My Friends» feature on your phone is useful, especially if you’re about to meet someone. You can see if …
Seguir leyendo 34-year-old dad forbids ex-wife from putting a tracker on their 10-year-old son while he travels out of the country with him: ‘I think she wants to be able to track me.’

29 and 33-year-old sisters pressure their 26-year-old sister to give up custody of her 4-year-old because he prefers his dad: ‘If that’s how they feel, they should never have kids’

How could they say such a thing about their toddler nephew? Some people are truly clueless about the gravity of parenthood. They think that having a kid is as easy as having a goldfish in a bowl: as long as you feed them and clean them, you have done your job as a parent. But …
Seguir leyendo 29 and 33-year-old sisters pressure their 26-year-old sister to give up custody of her 4-year-old because he prefers his dad: ‘If that’s how they feel, they should never have kids’

Mom refuses to pick up her ex-husband’s 8-year-old affair baby from school while picking up her 8-year-old son: ‘My ex’s daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up’

A lot of divorced parents don’t want anything to do with their exes’ «other family,» and I don’t begrudge them for that. If the divorce was amicable and a parent is involved in their children’s half-siblings’ or step-siblings’ lives, that’s all well and good. As long as they can do that without resenting the kids …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to pick up her ex-husband’s 8-year-old affair baby from school while picking up her 8-year-old son: ‘My ex’s daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up’

41-year-old personal trainer gets 3 years of alimony from his 38-year-old ex-wife after cheating on her for 2 years and fathering a child out of wedlock: ‘ I am forced to bankroll a child that only exists because he was a characterless man.’

There are a lot of benefits to no-fault divorce. Divorce rates have gone down in the US since no-fault divorce became the law of the land, despite the common cultural assumption that divorce rates are constantly climbing. History professor Stephanie Coontz said this in favor of no-fault divorce, and I’m inclined to agree with her: …
Seguir leyendo 41-year-old personal trainer gets 3 years of alimony from his 38-year-old ex-wife after cheating on her for 2 years and fathering a child out of wedlock: ‘ I am forced to bankroll a child that only exists because he was a characterless man.’

Dad demands ex-wife raise his 4-year-old son as if he were her own, convinces son to call her ‘mom’, she refuses to go along: ‘I don’t want him at my home’

No one wants to have a daily reminder of things that went wrong in their lives, staring them in their face on every turn. Usually, all you want is to bury those mistakes in the back of your mind, never to be addressed again, completely forgotten. But we know that life almost never goes the …
Seguir leyendo Dad demands ex-wife raise his 4-year-old son as if he were her own, convinces son to call her ‘mom’, she refuses to go along: ‘I don’t want him at my home’

Mom tells the father of her 10 and 13-year-old daughters that her 2nd husband is more of a man and a better father than he’ll ever be: ‘My daughters were there. I’m so tired of them hearing Trevor just belittle James.’

Kids are smarter than we treat them. If there’s a rancid vibe in the room during Christmas with your extended family, and you, as parents, don’t acknowledge it, the kids will still pick up on it. They will wonder why they have such a terrible time at Grandma’s house, thinking they’re not doing a good …
Seguir leyendo Mom tells the father of her 10 and 13-year-old daughters that her 2nd husband is more of a man and a better father than he’ll ever be: ‘My daughters were there. I’m so tired of them hearing Trevor just belittle James.’