By Jann Blackstone-Ford
Written for either organic mom and dad and stepparents, this beneficial advisor offers the instruments essential to elevating well-adjusted childrens after a demanding divorce. leading edge in its approach and cowritten via a qualified divorce and stepfamily professional and her personal stepchildren's mom, this etiquette publication presents an actual consultant for ex-spouses to have interaction on a civil and fit point. pattern dialog for daily eventualities aid exes create a good setting and make sure the psychological and actual overall healthiness of the youngsters. even if it truly is coordinating self-discipline among families, introducing a brand new companion, facing past due baby help funds, or delivering a standard agenda for kids, this consultant empowers mom and dad to alter what they can—their attitudes and communique talents. In doing so, divorced mom and dad can raise their vanity and private development and emerge convinced that they could deal with awkward events and strong feelings whereas holding the kid's top pursuits a concern.
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In this chapter those principles are put into practice. Specific problems and concerns often encountered by divorced or separated parents are addressed using the basic ex-etiquette rules. “You just make me so mad! ” Those words have brought untold numbers of co-parents to a standstill. If the ultimate goal is to get along and coparent the kids, all arguments, no matter who is at fault, are just 35 36 BASIC EX-ETIQUETTE bumps in the road. If the ultimate goal is to get along and raise the kids, then it really doesn’t matter who is to blame.
A parent says to her ex, “I’ll be at your house at 6:00 on Saturday night to pick up Mark for the weekend. Did I tell you my mother is coming into town on Friday? ” What is this parent really trying to say? She is trying to say, “My mother is coming into town on Friday night, and I know she would love to see Mark. ” Why doesn’t she just come out and say that? There may be many reasons, but the most important one is likely past history. If there have been disagreements about visitation in the past, a parent may be gun-shy when suggesting an occasional change.
Jack: His old soccer shoes are just fine. Louise: He wears a size 4! The shoes he has now are size 2! Jack: I pay child support! And besides, I just lost my job! 30 BASIC EX-ETIQUETTE Louise: “You frickin’ deadbeat. You lost your job again. This is so typical of you. You could never keep a job when we were married, either. Everything is always on my shoulders. ” Conversation #2 Louise: Billy needs new soccer shoes. Jack: He can wear his old ones. I just lost my job. Louise: I know you must be concerned about money, but I am confident you will be on your feet soon.