Asking Eric: Fellow girl scout parent won’t stop complaining
My issue: A Girl Scout dad engages me constantly during troop meetings, telling me about the latest horror of his ugly separation and upcoming divorce, usually within earshot of the...
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Ex-etiquette: Advice for child exchanges
Q. How do you suggest I deal with a lying ex? We were at our child exchange and I hear him telling our child a story that was such a...
Ex-etiquette: I’m 6 months pregnant and he’s still married
Q. I need advice. When I met my ex-boyfriend, he said he was divorced, but I found out that he wasn’t divorced, only separated. He said he was going back...
Ex-etiquette: Love after loss
Q. My best friend’s husband passed away. She has been devastated and decided to join a grief group where she met a man who was also struggling with the loss...
Ex-etiquette: Why is she so critical?
Q. My ex reminds me daily that I can’t do anything right, from paying child support on time (I’ve never been late) to how poorly I parent the kids when...
Ex-etiquette: Should I tell her dad?
Q. My child’s father and I share custody of our 14-year-old daughter. She and I have always been great friends, and she often confides in me. Evidently, she recently cut...
Ex-etiquette: Teen’s favorite food
Q. My 15-year-old son goes back and forth between his father’s home and mine. When he’s ready to return, I always go to the supermarket and stock up. Yesterday I...
Ex-etiquette: Avoiding a shouting match
Q. I have tried to talk to my co-parent about some concerns I have, but she immediately gets defensive. It turns into a shouting match, and I end up the...
Ex-etiquette: Husband’s ex sends flirty texts
Q. I have been married to my husband for four years. My husband’s ex has an annoying habit of texting him on his birthday every year. They are flirty texts,...
Ex-etiquette: Partner allows screen time to appease child
Q. I have two sons, 5 and 7. I do not allow my children more than a half hour a day on their iPad. My partner uses screen time as...