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...
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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...
Ex-etiquette: Ex-wife kept his last name
Q.My husband recently died. We were married for almost 50 years. He was married prior to our life together and he always told me they divorced because she did not...
Ex-etiquette: Boyfriend has a tattoo of his ex’s name above his heart
Q. I have been dating my boyfriend for 6 months. We do not live together but see each other or talk almost every day. His ex died three years ago....
Ex-etiquette: My ex was a very violent person
Q. I read your column, and I find it fascinating that you think that people who have volatile backgrounds can get along.
Ex-etiquette: Co-parenting on Halloween
Q. Halloween is always a problem. I want the kids to be with me and their dad wants them to be with him. I keep trying to tell him that...
Ex-etiquette: Should I clarify that I’m stepmom?
Q. My bonus daughter and I get along very well and many people who meet us just assume I am her mother. I believe I should always support her mother,...
Ex-etiquette: I don’t trust my child’s father
Q. I don’t trust my child’s father. He says one thing and does another—all the time.