Extended family often remains 'family' even after divorce. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS
Question: My fiance has a two-year-old son and due to alternate work schedules, the child spends the days with my fiance and then nights with his mother. His ex-wife uses his mother as the main babysitter, even asking grandma to watch the child at her house because she is now attending law school and won’t be home until after bedtime. Is it wrong of me to think that my fiance's ex should find her own support system? I mean, grandma is my fiance's mother, not hers. What’s good ex-etiquette?
Answer: Grandma IS her support system. It’s not your side, my side, your support system, my support system.These parents are co-parenting the same child. Dad’s support system is in place and it’s working. Thank goodness mum, dad and grandma get that and put the child first!
