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[quote=Anonymous]Ideally, coparents would plan birthdays together. It’s for the benefit of the kid and makes everything more simple for family and friends. But people, being human, will sometimes not be able or willing to collaborate in that way for a variety of reasons. OP, I’d be hurt and I think your ex could have obviously communicated better. But I’d also address it, head on, without drama: “Hey, the party sounds like it’ll be great. Can’t wait. I was operating under the understanding we’d plan birthdays together to avoid confusion; I’m guessing you feel differently. Can we talk about how to best handle birthdays moving forward? My preference would be X, but I could also see Y working.” As much as possible, put the fact that his girlfriend is involved out of your head. She isn’t making any decisions, he ultimately is. And for your and your kids’ sake, if the relationship has been going on this long, may as well just accept that she’ll be a part of such things. [/quote]
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