Co-parenting can be difficult after a bitter divorce or break-up but it is still important to make sure that your children are feel loved and thought of at all times.
But one mother has revealed that she refuses to let her two children, aged 10 and 13, attend her ex-husband’s second wedding if she doesn’t get an invitation.
The woman took to Reddit and explained that her children are ‘really excited’ to be the ‘junior bridesmaids’ for their father’s fiancée but she also threatened to make them stay at home unless she can also go to the wedding.
“I have two kids with my ex. My ex and his partner of 6 years, Ava, are getting married in three weeks and my kids are meant to be junior bridesmaids for Ava. My kids are really excited about being in the wedding and have loved picking out dresses and hairstyles,” she wrote.
The mother-of-two said that she can’t stand Ava and she felt like her ex-husband’s fiancée tries to be a mother to her children when they were staying with them.
“I found out I am not invited to the wedding, but I assumed I was at least invited because my kids were involved,” she went on.
“When I got upset, my ex said he was going to get photos done of just the kids and I could have a couple, but that he didn’t want me there.”
The mom said that she got angry about not being invited to the wedding.
“I’m thinking of telling my ex and Ava that I don’t want my kids to be at their wedding unless I’m there,” she wrote.
She later explained that she wanted to receive an invitation as she wanted to see her kids ‘dressed up and happy.’
People on Reddit were quick to share their thoughts on the matter, with one person writing: “Don’t punish your kids because you’re jealous that they’re building a relationship with their future stepmom and her family.”
Another said: “They’re your ex’s kids too. And you’re not invited to the wedding because you clearly hate the bride.”
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