My Ex-Wife And I Put Our Egos Aside To Successfully Raise Our Kids
A stranger complimented us by saying we should teach a co-parenting class after divorce
The compliment caught me off guard. I was attending the high school graduation of one my kids recently and another parent approached me, unsolicited.
“You and your ex-wife should teach a class on co-parenting after divorce.”
I had just given one of the parent speeches in which I publicly thanked my son’s mom and stepdad for being such great influences in our son’s life.
It’s true, my ex-wife and I cooperate extensively for our kids. We do holidays and birthdays together. We adjust schedules whenever needed. We attend parent-teacher conferences as a team. I even took her and her husband’s dog to the dog hotel when they went out of town recently and didn’t have time to take care of it. And not just because their German Shepherd likes me more than them.
Ten years ago, already five years divorced, my ex called me one day. “Jeffrey, I have a huge favor to ask you. I met someone I want to marry in Denver. I know I can’t marry him unless you agree to move as well. You don’t have to answer on this call, but will you please consider it?”
