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Is it disrespectful to the new wife to invite the ex-wife and her parents to family functions?

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Is it disrespectful to the new wife to invite the ex-wife and her parents to family functions?

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When we have family functions, the kids don’t get to come when it’s the ex-wife’s visitation time. It’s not fair to the kids who don’t get to see their cousins, aunts and uncles. A: You won’t hear us say it is disrespectful now; we celebrate all family functions together. But in the beginning, things were kept quite separate and Jann would have been very put off if Sharyl was invited to family functions. It was about two or three years into the experiment that we all (Sharyl, Jann, and Jann’s husband, who is Sharyl’s ex-husband), made a concerted effort to co-parent the children and we began to celebrate together — at the prompting of the kids. Extended family was also invited. Those that lived nearby did attend. And, because Jann was in on the decision to celebrate in that manner, she did not see it as disrespectful. It’s not uncommon for kids to celebrate with only one parent and their extended family every other holiday once their parents split, so “it not being fair” is sort of a

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