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Is it normal for divorced couples spend time together with their kids for the purpose of family time? Can their split up be so amicable that they are okay with spending time with their children in a family-like situation like during the holidays or birthdays? Or can this be plain awkward for you?
This can certainly happen when exes who are coparenting have parted on good terms. As long as they aren't giving the children any false hope that they are reuniting, it's perfectly fine and healthy.
Believe it or not, not every divorced couple hates one another or lacks the maturity to put their differences aside for the sake of their children.
Mr. Dokie’s divorce from his first wife was pretty ugly, but as years went on things mellowed quite a bit. After her only sibling died and she really had no one except her kids, we invited her for holidays and we always were together for the kids birthdays and later the grandkids. It was no big deal.
Yes of course. Just because people stop loving each other doesn't change how they feel about their kids and what they need. Family time is natural to them so it doesn't have to be awkward. The problems seem to arise when a new partner enters the scene and decides that family time has to go.
I know a few people that divorced and are now on friendly terms. There are also lots of examples in "Hollywood." Bruce Willis and Demi Moore come to mind. I know there are others.
Yes, absolutely. By the time I married my DH, any rancor between him and his first wife was in the past. Until we moved away, my DH and I were always included in holiday celebrations that included his two grown sons and his ex wife. She and I always got along very well, with hugs all around when we met and parted.
Is it normal for divorced couples spend time together with their kids for the purpose of family time? Can their split up be so amicable that they are okay with spending time with their children in a family-like situation like during the holidays or birthdays? Or can this be plain awkward for you?
No, it is not normal. But you have to understand, many parents today were once children of divorce themselves who suffered greatly because of the way their parents failed to co-parent.
So I would say it's a step in the right direction, for sure.
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