She Stayed In Touch With Her Son’s Ex-Wife And His Ex-Wife’s Daughter After They Got Divorced, And Her Son Has Been Furious Ever Since He Found Out
This woman’s son, Henry, and his ex-wife, Rachel, got divorced about a year ago. And even though the divorce was not messy, Henry and Rachel’s separation also was not easy.
Apparently, her son and Rachel had one child together– her 9-year-old granddaughter. Rachel reportedly has another kid, too, named Amy– who is three years older than her granddaughter.
But Amy was from one of Rachel’s past relationships– meaning that her son was not the father.
Regardless, both her biological granddaughter and Amy grew up calling her “grandma.” And she always treated both children exactly the same.
In fact, she would always bring both girls candy and provide them with a bit of “pocket money” whenever she could.
“I hugged and loved (and still do love) Amy as much as I do my granddaughter,” she admitted.
“As far as I am aware, she is my second granddaughter.”
This meant that following her son’s divorce, she decided to stay in contact with Rachel– who is now his ex-wife– in order to remain in touch with her biological granddaughter.
Rachel’s daughter, Amy, also has a personal cell phone number– which she has. So, she speaks with Amy occasionally, too– who still opts to call her “grandma.”
Margarita Borodina – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Now, she really did not think any of this would be a problem. Just last week, though, all of that changed.
Apparently, it was Amy’s birthday. So, she decided to give Rachel money in order to purchase Amy a birthday present from her.
Rachel was very grateful, too, and bought and wrapped Amy a gift signed by her. Then, Rachel sent her a picture of Amy opening the gift.
Later that same day, though, her son Henry went to visit her. And while he was there, Amy called to thank her for the birthday gift.
So, her son ultimately found out that she was still in contact with his ex-wife, and he was really unhappy.
Apparently, Henry claimed that it was very inappropriate for her to still be speaking with Rachel and Amy– especially because Amy was not her biological granddaughter.
Her son also pointed out how she sees her biological granddaughter regularly.
“And that she is the only one who is family,” she added.
“So his ex-wife and Amy, who are no longer family, have no reason for me to be in contact with them.”
Quite frankly, though, she seriously disagrees. She claimed that she only ever speaks with Rachel about her granddaughter.
And since she has known Amy for the past 10 years, she still wants to treat Amy in the same way as her biological daughter.
“I feel like it would be unfair now to no longer have contact with her after so long,” she vented.
She also claimed that she never discussed Henry with either Rachel or Amy. Instead, she just checks in to see how they are doing– and really believes there is nothing wrong with that.
Regardless, since her son is still upset with her, she has been left wondering whether staying in touch with Rachel and Amy after Henry’s divorce was the wrong thing to do or not.
If she has known Amy for 10 years and thinks of the little girl as her second granddaughter, does she have a right to want to remain in touch? Why do you think her son doesn’t understand that? If you were in her shoes, would you continue speaking to Rachel and Amy? Or would you cut communication off?
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