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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]re pitching in and helping the ex-wife -- why are you doing this?  This is the husband's responsibility.  They are his kids, and if it were me, it would bug me to no end that my ex's new wife was picking up his parenting slack.  Our kids need HIM to participate in their lives, not his new wife.

My kids noticed that their Dad never once sought to drive carpool or have them over when he was single.

I think the new girlfriend is naive and immature because she is falling for this.  She thinks she is being a great stepmom by doing these things for him, when she can't see that she would actually be doing the kids a favor if she insisted that their Dad do them himself.  She thinks she is creating a happy family for them, but really, she is just continuing to create the structure for their Dad not to parent.  They notice, and it doesn't endear her to them.  [/quote]

Try reading.  OP is not picking up her husband's slack.  The ex is asking (or expecting) the new wide to pick up her own slack.  He is taking care of his responsibility; it's the mom dropping the ball and then being nasty and bitter that the OP has priorities other than taking care of the ex's responsibilities.[/quote]

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