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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's normal for you to be asking, OP.  You are just wondering.

I can see this one from both sides, and am also curious  -- how old is the child?  My kids are old enough to answer all the questions everyone asks them.  So naturally, their father's name comes up regularly.  When they come back from their father's house, my family asks a lot of questions.

In terms of questions I get asked about my ex, it depends on who is doing the asking and the particular circumstances.  Right now it might be (from anyone): Is he taking the kids somewhere for winter break? What are their plans? Will he be at the game on Saturday?  That type of thing.  Rarely is someone asking about his personal well-being.  Although, someone might ask if he's still working at the same place?  Did he buy a house, etc?  They also ask if he's dating someone, I assume b/c I am.

For a long time, with my sister and BIL, I kept nearly all of the sordid details of my bad relationship with my ex quiet.  Things came to a head recently, and it was necessary to fill them in.  Of course you can't relay years of bad deeds, but just what they needed to know.  They were both very surprised to hear how bad things have been, so I guess we were doing a good job interacting. For my kids, at school, around friends and family, I tolerate him and would never say anything.  So it does not surprise me when people ask about him.  They have no idea how bad our relationship is.  It's polite conversation most of the time, or they just want to ask b/c it impacts the kids.  [/quote]

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