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Is this a bit odd?

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blobby10 · 28/09/2023 11:40

Can't work out if I'm the weird one here so would appreciate some input from others.
Split up from exH 8 years ago after 20 years of marriage and 3 children. Youngest was 15 at this point. It was a very amicable split and remains so - although the children lived with me they spent lots of time with their Dad at our house and his. He remarried in 2019, our now adult children went to the wedding and will go round to their dads place as often as adults who live away from the area would normally do ie occasional weekend visits, birthdays, christmas etc. He doesn't have any spare rooms so they stay with me and I still provide a home for them.

Here's the weird bit - middle child (25) has just completed a self funded Masters degree (I'm so very proud of him!!) and has the graduation ceremony in December . There are 2 tickets available and I assumed that his Dad and I would go (separately) like we did last year for our youngest's graduation. However, the wife is not happy at being left out of 'family things to do with the children' so won't let my ex go.
Is it just me who finds this weird? She has had no part in their lives, played no part in supporting them anyway whatsoever, and now wants a ticket to a graduation ceremony or their Dad can't go ? I'm aware that I'm spending far too much time thinking about this (and need to stop doing so!) so feel free to tell me I'm being ridiculous Grin

OP posts:
blobby10 · 29/09/2023 17:01

@BadHairAtFestivals you sound a lovely step mother! And if my children had been part of their dad’s wife’s life then it wouldn’t be so bad. X

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Daisy12Maisie · 29/09/2023 17:08

Its weird. Its my sons passing out ceremony for the raf in december and we dont know how many tickets we will be allowed yet but:
If we get 2 tickets it will be me and ex husband attending.
If we get 3 tickets then sibling to also attend.
If we get 4 then step mum to also attend.
If she made a fuss i would find it very odd but would happily go just me and sibling.

ItWasntMyFault · 29/09/2023 17:24

Very odd. ExH and I attended dd's graduation together and then took her out for dinner afterwards - his wife didn't think anything of it and neither did my partner - but then they are both mature adults that know that is what was best for our dd.

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