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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ex checked out of our lives a few years ago. He was focused on his girlfriends, discovering new bands and restaurants, and reliving his youth rather than spending any time with the children. Basically it was a textbook midlife crisis. So, 100% of parenting has fallen to me, which has been very difficult, but I have managed, and the kids and I are now in a good place with a nice, calm, happy life.  We've grown roots in a new neighborhood and have built a new community.
And now my ex wants back "in". Presumably he had a romantic relationship end, and now he wants to start spending more time with the kids. I'm feeling resentful -- like we were disposable, and now he wants us to be available based on his whims.  The whole thing feels very unfair to me and the kids. 
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Keep doing what you've been doing. Don't bend because he now wants to change the rules. Once he meets someone new it will be the same old story, so don't allow your kids or yourself to fall for it.  Time to write him off for good.[/quote]

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