Life After Divorce Support Group
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Over the weekend, I got a very rude awakening at my 10 year old's birthday party. We usually celebrate her birthday together but this time my ex brought his wife to be. He has said nothing to me over the past while and voila he has a new spouse.
It feels like my parental right has been stripped away or something cause he refused to tell me the new important woman in my child's life. I confronted him and he got extremely angry and told me that his private life is none of my business. I told him that I have a right to know who is in my child's life.
Before, I figured out this lady is my ex's new spouse. I said hi and she brushed me off and was very cold towards me. All the other parents said hi to me except her. I was handing out pizza to the kids and she refused to let me serve her kids. I know that part is sort of petty......but her overall treatment of me was disrespectful.
I'm not sure when they will be moving in together, as this is a very serious relationship.
I am very uneasy about my child living in her home and being the day to day mother to my daughter.
Bad enough my ex doesn't keep me up to date or informed of anything happening at her school. I have to email the school to get information and they scold me and told me that I should already know things.
I know I'm going off in tangents.......the thing I want to know is how to deal with her. I am thinking that it would be good from the get go to set my boundaries and expectations in order to avoid problems. Does this make sense?
It feels like my parental right has been stripped away or something cause he refused to tell me the new important woman in my child's life. I confronted him and he got extremely angry and told me that his private life is none of my business. I told him that I have a right to know who is in my child's life.
Before, I figured out this lady is my ex's new spouse. I said hi and she brushed me off and was very cold towards me. All the other parents said hi to me except her. I was handing out pizza to the kids and she refused to let me serve her kids. I know that part is sort of petty......but her overall treatment of me was disrespectful.
I'm not sure when they will be moving in together, as this is a very serious relationship.
I am very uneasy about my child living in her home and being the day to day mother to my daughter.
Bad enough my ex doesn't keep me up to date or informed of anything happening at her school. I have to email the school to get information and they scold me and told me that I should already know things.
I know I'm going off in tangents.......the thing I want to know is how to deal with her. I am thinking that it would be good from the get go to set my boundaries and expectations in order to avoid problems. Does this make sense?
I think that you should just make sure your boundaries around your time with your daughter are clear and that is really all you can influence.
All the best
Can you also speak with an attorney about this?