"My boyfriend and I are doing a trial run before we get married. I am renting out my condo and we are renting a house. He has a 10-year-old son with 50-50 custody. We generally get along because I make sure to keep in my place: I am not a parent and make sure that his father is the authority figure. The problem is that his ex-wife thinks she can treat me like an unpaid nanny with zero impact or input."
"So what's happened now is that both our work schedules changed. She is 6-to-2 and I am 10-to-6. I like it because it allows me to sleep in, but I am willing to do drop-off duty when my boyfriend can't. His ex feels I have to do the drop off every time. Even on her days. She said as much during the weekend custody exchange and got very loud while my boyfriend told her to kick rocks."
A couple is trial cohabiting while renting a house; the boyfriend shares 50-50 custody of his 10-year-old son. The partner maintains a non-parent role to preserve the father's authority. The child's ex-wife repeatedly expects unpaid childcare and special favors: forbidding family visits during her custody weeks, demanding last-minute custody changes, criticizing meals, and insisting on drop-offs even on her days. Recent schedule shifts made the partner responsible for some drop-offs, provoking a loud confrontation during an exchange in which the ex used profanity and was asked to leave while the boyfriend threatened to call the police.
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