A decade in and out family court with highly manipulative ex.
Older children changed residence to us.
All children horribly torn between parents for a decade.
Withholding of contact by mother.
Spectacular Disney parenting by father (too scared to risk the kids saying they don't want to come - unless he treats them like glass ornaments - but eventually grew a pair and began the court process).
Ex wife's visceral hatred of husband and I
Pretty much the full tick box of how not to have a divorce and how not to make the children pawns in it all.
It's not been easy.
Then I got this.
To all those SM struggling. Especially with teenagers. I hope your day is special and though you may not get thanks, we other SM's know how hard it can be and how much work we put I n.
...and sometimes one small text makes our day.
Connect with other Mumsnetters here for step-parenting advice and support.
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...and this makes it all worth it !
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