In trying to protect your child from pain, you haven’t established enough boundaries around you and your ex, says Annalisa Barbieri
My ex and I split up four years ago. We have a seven-year-old daughter. After the initial pain, the separation became really positive. We promised we would always be a family and, even when we both met new partners, we remained friends and, at first, close confidantes.
But a year ago, all that changed. My new partner was respectful of the positive relationship I had with my ex and the fact that we had family time once a week with our daughter. My ex’s new partner, conversely, made it clear she did not want to be part of such an extended family.
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