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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  The drama has escalated in the past few days.  DS decided not to go to his Dad's house for NYE and apparently, the stepmom got all offended.  She e-mailed me and btw, this was the first time ever in years this woman contacted me.  She aired out her grievances, saying she tried to make DS feel welcome at their home and that by not showing up, he's snubbing his father's family.  I responded to her very long e-mail with the following:  "Thank you for bringing this to my attention.  DS' father and I will deal with the situation ourselves."

She got all bothered by then and kept sending me e-mails, such as "it takes a village to raise a child."  I forwarded all her stuff to my ex and asked him to straighten out his woman.  It is not her right to tell me how I should raise my child, how I should make him "more humble" ("your DS is a very proud young man, you will have a lot of problems on your hands.")

ex-DH keeps texting me that there's a lot more going on, not just DS not showing up on NYE.  He wants to tell me more but thank God he keeps it to himself for now.  I don't want and don't need to know issues in his new family, not my place.  [/quote]

I would hear him out this once about what the "more" is because I think it will help you contextualize things for your son. If it's a repeat of the same "DS is too sensitive, DS is very proud" you can just ignore it and chalk it up as an hour of your life you'll never get back, but it sounded to me like there IS a lot more going on. While I know that you don't particularly care, it's part of your son's life, and I think the responsible thing to do is understand the situation (or the way your ex sees the situation).[/quote]

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