Ex-etiquette: Ex upset over new girlfriend
Q. My ex and I have been separated for 6 months. Yesterday my ex refused to drop our kids off at my home because my girlfriend’s car was in the...
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Ex-etiquette: Ex keeps taking me back to court over co-parenting
Q: This last time we were ordered to go to co-parenting counseling. I really don’t see how that will help.
Ex-etiquette: New girlfriend demands I cut son off from my ex-wife
Q. My ex-wife (from my second marriage) and I raised my son together for 5 years. We split up 2 years ago, but she is still in my son’s life and...
Ex-etiquette: I don’t want to be embarrassed again in front of my child’s teacher
Q. I have noticed in other columns that you have suggested that parents should be the only ones attending 504 special ed meetings for their children. Bonus parents should not...
Ex-etiquette: How do you get over a hurt this big?
Q. I served our country, had some serious things happen to me and just could not see through to the other side for years. I did not want to return...
Ex-etiquette: Is it okay to have my new boyfriend sleep over when my grandson is visiting?
A. I answer this question for grandparents the same way I answer it for parents.
Ex-etiquette: Boyfriend was wearing a wedding ring at work
Q. When he walked into work, I noticed he was wearing a wedding ring. He had an early Zoom meeting and went directly into his office. When the meeting was...
Ex-etiquette: Brother wants me to end friendship with his ex-wife
Q. My brother is angry with me because I am best friends with his now ex-wife, Samantha. He expects me to abandon a 12-year friendship because they broke up. I...
Ex-etiquette: I miss my grandchildren
Q. My son’s fiancee left 18 months ago, taking their two young children with her. The relationship had a number of struggles including immaturity, mental health and his drinking issues.
Ex-etiquette: Our son is always in the middle of our issues
Q. My child’s father never returns my phone calls or texts. I wait for hours, sometimes days, for a reply and one never comes.