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- Situation -When Tara comes back from visiting her dad she turns up her nose at our dinner salads. At her dad's house she gets French fries, pizza, and potato chips whenever she wants them. Here we eat at mealtimes and offer carrots or fruit for snacks. It is always a struggle to get things back in balance. Her dad refuses to respect the dietary choices we want for Tara.
I signed my son Tony up for the soccer team at our church. He loves playing on the team but when games or practices fall on dates he is with his mom, she won't take him because she objects to some of the beliefs held by my church. I've told her the sports program has nothing to do with my church's theology but she doesn't believe me. I think she is undermining the lesson of responsibility that I want Tony to learn by being on a sports team.
My ex-spouse has begun taking away the privilege of playing with friends on the weekend if our son Elijah brings home a bad report from school that week. I think this is too harsh a punishment and I am furious about it. Elijah only ...