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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That sucks OP.  I think it must be very hard.  But I would go.  You are going to be dealing with him and the new wife for the rest of your life at every major life event for your daughter.  So get started now.[/quote]

Agree.  Suck it up. They're both (probably) going to be at her wedding. Are you going to skip that? If you start making your daughter feel as though she has to choose, she's just going to resent you.  You can take being nice for a couple of hours for your kid. [/quote]

The wedding won't be at their house, big difference!!!  OP said she's going, I hope she does let us know how it all went.

It's a individual thing, neither is right or wrong but most of our friends and acquaintances do have their own functions.  We celebrated birthdays with our own family, the ex with hers and it was never a problem. At the graduation we didn't even see the ex because it was in a huge stadium.

Kids do understand, even if they want mom and dad back together it's not going to happen.  Children know they won't always get their way and OP better set the boundaries now.  What if OP finds a great man down the road and daughter can't stand him because of jealousy or loyalty to her dad. I've seen that quite a bit, BUT that's when the parent explains they don't get a choice in the matter.  And as a parent you will not be picking their next spouse either or have a say.  [/quote]

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