Of course, a mother and father have differing opinions when it comes to their kids, and the healthy way out is to sit and discuss. However, this becomes more difficult if the parents are separated, and it’s the child that pays the price for their fights.
The original poster (OP) is sick of her ex expecting absurd things that would require her to change their daughter’s whole life to accommodate him. One day, he just crossed all limits with an outrageous demand, so the poster put her foot down, but he threatened to sue her! Here’s what really happened…
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Parents tend to fight when making decisions for their kids, but sometimes, one takes things too far
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After the poster's ex got remarried to his girlfriend (Peggy), he demanded more custody of their 10-year-old daughter
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However, the poster thinks that Peggy's 5 kids have zero discipline, and it's not healthy for her daughter to be around, and besides, they live quite far
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Her ex also made a ridiculous demand that their daughter should move from her magnet school to a public one, as his stepkids are jealous of her
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The poster had had enough and flat-out refused, but now, he's threatening to take her to court over it
Today, we dive into the life of the poster as she tells how she is tired of her ex (Tom) making her change their daughter’s life for his needs. Apparently, after he remarried his girlfriend (Peggy), he wanted more custody of their 10-year-old kid, and OP never stopped her from spending time with him. The problem arose because of Peggy, her hellish house, and her 5 completely spoiled kids.
Despite experts always warning about disciplining kids, Peggy seems to be one of those people who think it’s just riffraff. Her kids are very indisciplined and are constantly on their phones. Her house is also completely unhygienic, and the adults in it keep screaming at each other. It has been observed that such household chaos may be hazardous to a child’s health.
No wonder the poster is so hesitant to send her daughter to that house, and even the kid really hates going there. OP mentioned that she would rather go meet her dad outside somewhere, but the guy keeps making strange demands. Besides, the couple has no value for time as they were 45 minutes late for the daughter’s soccer match, while she was freaking out.
On top of all this drama, they also live quite far, and the poster is sick of driving so much just because her ex suddenly wants to spend time with his daughter. She feels that just because he pays $300 child support every month, he thinks he can ask their kid to change her whole life as per his whims and fancies. However, one day, he just crossed all limits of rational thinking.
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Tom requested that OP remove their daughter from the district’s competitive magnet school and put her in a public one, all because his stepkids are jealous! Yeah, you read that right. OP just couldn’t believe that he would ask something so outrageous, when the little one, as well as her mom, had worked so hard to get into the school in the first place.
Of course, she refused, but then the man had the audacity to threaten that he would see her in court. While he did blurt all this out, OP feels that he’s too lazy to actually go ahead with it. However, after she vented online, netizens suggested that she document everything and hire an attorney. Lawyers always warn about how important documentation is in custody battles, so they do have a point.
People online were also concerned about the sudden negative change in surroundings for the kid. Research has also shown that such an environment can hinder a child’s growth. People argued that it was distressing the little girl a lot and OP should just stop sending her to that house. They also complained about Tom’s terrible attitude towards his own daughter.
The fact that he chose his stepkids’ jealousy over his own child’s life says a lot about him, doesn’t it? The poster also clarified that she only sent her there because she asked to spend time with her father. However, now that she knows how bad it is, she won’t do it again.
I am definitely glad to hear that, because Tom and Peggy definitely sound like a complete mess. Don’t you agree? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Folks were shocked by how careless her ex is and said he would just mess things up for their daughter, so it's better if he has less custody
