Ex-etiquette: Our son won’t come to my house
Q. My 14-year-old son refuses to come to my home and I have no idea why. I’m supposed to see him a night or two during the week and every...
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Ex-etiquette: Too close to her ex?
Q. I feel like my wife is too close to her ex. I realize they are co-parents and must talk about their kids, but I caught her on the phone...
Ex-etiquette: Don’t crash the party
Q. I must admit, the transition from being a couple to being single has been difficult to juggle. I’m not always angry and sometimes I think it might be cool...
Ex-etiquette: The police have bigger problems than your parenting disagreements
Q. My ex has always tried to manage me. It has always been a problem and led to our breakup. I want to take our two adolescent sons, ages 10...
Ex-etiquette: ‘Dad never feeds us!’
Q. Each time my son goes to see his father, I get a phone call telling me there is no food in the house. My son tells me he’s starving....
Ex-etiquette: Funeral etiquette
Q. I’m wondering if I should attend my former mother-in-law’s funeral. I have had no contact with her since our breakup, years ago, but my children remained close to both...
Ex-etiquette: You can’t change your ex
Q. Although my ex has never been officially diagnosed, she must have some sort of affliction because no one could be as terrible as she is without having something. That’s...
Ex-etiquette: How to explain a name change to a child
Q. My biological brother is 17 years younger than me. My parents always said he was a surprise. He is now 8, and we have a very special relationship. I...
Ex-etiquette: Our co-parenting counselor is our referee
Q. We are in co-parenting counseling and my ex will tell a story that is almost the exact opposite of what happened. She’s so wrong! I have the text messages...
Ex-etiquette: Different parenting styles
Q. My children’s father and I parent differently. He’s laid back, I like a schedule. He likes to eat in front of the TV, I make the kids eat at...