Ex-etiquette: Narcissist is the current buzzword
A. I can’t tell you how many of my clients tell me their co-parent is a narcissist. It seems to be the current buzzword to explain an ex’s manipulative, grandiose,...
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Ex-etiquette: Am I being too sensitive?
Q. I am my husband’s second wife and we have been happily married for 40 years. My issue is that whenever my husband thinks of a place or a person...
Ex-etiquette: We bring out the worst in each other
I’m an advocate of cooperative co-parenting. That does not necessarily mean spending time together, writes Jann Blackstone.
Ex-etiquette: Stepmother not allowing children in home without dad present
Q. She asks them to sit outside until he gets home. It appears she hates them and wants nothing to do with them.
Ex-etiquette: New wife forbids husband to wear Father’s Day gift from children
Q. Last year without asking me, his ex bought my husband a present from the kids: a Chief’s jersey (he’s a Chief’s fan). He loved it, but I forbid him...
Ex-etiquette: How do I handle the death of my ex-husband?
Q. Being divorced, I feel like I don’t deserve to be so upset, but here I am crying my eyes out. I have so many I regrets — things I...
Ex-etiquette: Bonus mom is asking for trouble
Have to say it, your wife’s out of line, writes Jann Blackstone.
Ex-etiquette: Husband disconnected after returning home from service
Q. My husband did multiple tours in Afghanistan and has had multiple head injuries. When he came home, it was almost like he didn’t know us.
Ex-etiquette: Each Mother’s Day I am faced with a dilemma
Q. Now that I am in college, I can easily say I love my mom, but I also have a very close relationship with my bonus mom and each year...
Ex-etiquette: Often, it’s just her and 5 sons
You are not the only parent in this scenario. There are three parent figures in your bonus family, writes Jann Blackstone.