Ex-etiquette: How can I help my ex through chemo?
Q. My daughter’s father has just been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He will be having chemo and we suspect he will be tired and unable to...
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Ex-etiquette: Emotional artifacts
Q. My girlfriend and I are moving in together, and while cleaning out her garage, I found a box of photos of her with other guys — except most of...
Ex-etiquette: Many moms on Mother’s Day
There are a lot of people wanting to celebrate Mother’s Day with the kids, and we have no idea how to approach this. What’s good ex-etiquette?
Ex-etiquette: The child’s mother is jealous
Q. I just got married to a man with three children. Their mother died two years ago, and we have bonded quite well. Problem is the kids’ grandmother — the...
Ex-etiquette: I feel uncomfortable sharing their information
Q. My ex wants me to give him my friends’ phone numbers so he can call them and arrange playdates with their children when my son is with him. You...
Ex-etiquette: Should I seek full custody?
Q: We share custody, but she’s with me most of the time. Fast forward eight months and he doesn’t know what he’s doing!
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...