Ex-etiquette: I met someone new
Q. My ex and I split up six months ago and our children go back and forth between our new homes. We don’t have a formal parenting plan -- the...
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Ex-etiquette: Son doesn’t want to leave home
Q. My son is 9. His mother and I broke up a year and a half ago. Although we absolutely do not get along, we have been trying to share...
Ex-etiquette: Why is grandma babysitting?
Q. My fiancé has a 2-year-old son and due to alternate work schedules, the child spends the days with my fiance and then nights with his mother. His ex-wife uses...
Ex-etiquette: My breakup with my ex was messy
Q. My breakup with my ex was messy, and I stayed away from dating for a couple of years. However, I’ve recently signed up on a dating app and I’ve...
Ex-etiquette: I think my son is too young to go online. My ex disagrees.
Q. My son’s father has only come back into our son’s life in the last year. Prior to that he lived in another state. Our son likes to talk to...
Ex-etiquette: How can I apologize after I hurt her?
Q. How do you tell someone who you have been terrible to that you want them back? Can you say you're sorry enough when you have hurt them so badly,...
Ex-etiquette: Grandmother doesn’t want to welcome stepkids to Christmas
Q: We are expecting a lot of company for the upcoming holiday, and I have asked my son to bring my grandchild but leave his wife’s children at home. There’s...
Ex-etiquette: Should I get my ex a Christmas gift?
Q. I don’t hate my ex, and I’d like to get him a little something for Christmas. What’s good ex-etiquette?
Ex-etiquette: I don’t care what goes on at their mother’s house
Q. My husband’s kids come back to our home with all sorts of stories about their mother and what they do at her house. I feel like I have no...
Ex-etiquette: Stepmom not invited to 8-year-old’s birthday
Q. My husband’s 8-year-old daughter has a birthday this weekend and she decided she would like to take a few friends to the movies and then out for frozen yogurt...