Q. I read your column, and I find it fascinating that you think that people who have volatile backgrounds can get along.
Ex-etiquette: My ex was a very violent person
Category: Ex-etiquette
Ex-etiquette: Co-parenting on Halloween
Q. Halloween is always a problem. I want the kids to be with me and their dad wants them to be with him. I keep trying to tell him that the kids want to trick-or-treat with their friends, not in a neighborhood 30 minutes away, but he says they have friends near him, too. It’s so frustrating! Their dad never listens to me. What’s good ex-etiquette?
Ex-etiquette: Should I clarify that I’m stepmom?
Q. My bonus daughter and I get along very well and many people who meet us just assume I am her mother. I believe I should always support her mother, so I am quick to correct the assumption.
Ex-etiquette: I don’t trust my child’s father
Q. I don’t trust my child’s father. He says one thing and does another—all the time.
Ex-etiquette: Ex upset over new girlfriend
Q. My ex and I have been separated for 6 months. Yesterday my ex refused to drop our kids off at my home because my girlfriend’s car was in the driveway.
Ex-etiquette: Ex keeps taking me back to court over co-parenting
Q: This last time we were ordered to go to co-parenting counseling. I really don’t see how that will help.
Ex-etiquette: New girlfriend demands I cut son off from my ex-wife
Q. My ex-wife (from my second marriage) and I raised my son together for 5 years. We split up 2 years ago, but she is still in my son’s life and spends a few hours with him every week.
Ex-etiquette: I don’t want to be embarrassed again in front of my child’s teacher
Q. I have noticed in other columns that you have suggested that parents should be the only ones attending 504 special ed meetings for their children. Bonus parents should not attend.
Ex-etiquette: How do you get over a hurt this big?
Q. I served our country, had some serious things happen to me and just could not see through to the other side for years. I did not want to return home and met someone else.
Ex-etiquette: Is it okay to have my new boyfriend sleep over when my grandson is visiting?
A. I answer this question for grandparents the same way I answer it for parents.