She’s Furious That Her Husband’s Ex-Wife Hasn’t Been Contributing Equally To Her Stepdaughter’s Care Because Now She And Her Husband Have To Wait Before Having Kids Together
This woman’s husband has a 5-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Before they got married, her husband and his ex-girlfriend appeared to be on civil terms and were able to co-parent efficiently.
“I’ve always said I wouldn’t date men with children (I don’t have any children of my own yet) because I didn’t want that extra baggage, but to be honest, it was their co-parenting relationship that put my mind at ease to be comfortable with the idea of being serious with him,” she said.
While she deeply cares about her husband and stepdaughter, her husband’s ex-girlfriend has become increasingly difficult.
Before she and her husband began dating, her husband and his ex-girlfriend each contributed half to the expenses related to their daughter.
When they had this arrangement in place, there weren’t any issues, but once in a while, an unexpected expense would come up, and her husband didn’t mind covering the full cost in these situations.
Over this past summer, her husband’s ex-girlfriend was hoping to take a two-week vacation out of the country. So, she asked her husband if he could pay all of the expenses for their daughter during that time.
Immediately, he agreed to this, but when he thought about it later, he realized that his ex-girlfriend had made this request numerous times over the past several months.
“All of a sudden, she’s unable to pay her portion of their daughter’s expenses,” she explained.
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After reflecting on it, he told his ex-girlfriend that he changed his mind and would only be contributing half, just like they have been doing over the past several years.
In her view, his ex-girlfriend must not have been thrilled when she heard this. But his ex still went on vacation, and everything went back to normal.
However, problems again arose when her stepdaughter was going to be heading back to school.
Her husband’s ex reached out to tell him that she couldn’t pay her half of their daughter’s tuition or her portion of the household expenses for the house she lives in with their daughter.
This means that, once again, her husband will have to pay all of these expenses on his own.
Due to all of this financial strain, her husband told her that he thought they should wait a while before trying to have children.
“We have been talking about having a baby for the past few months, and we were about to start trying,” she shared.
Understandably, she’s furious that her plans to have children with her husband have now had to be sidelined because his ex-girlfriend hasn’t been contributing her half of the expenses required to take care of their daughter.
Now, she wants to express to her husband that he should have boundaries with his ex-girlfriend. She believes that he should tell his ex that his only obligation is his daughter’s care, not to help her out financially. Plus, she thinks he should tell his wife that she needs to get her finances in order and start contributing half of the expenses related to their daughter like she’s done in the past.
What would you do if you were in her shoes?
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