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Question about exH's relationship and my bio kids

abugandabean's picture

my exH today told me that he and his fiance are splitting up. This should be good news for me as I really am not thrileld with her. I've never met her but she has a pretty extensive criminal past and I don't think she's good for my kids.

However on the flip side...I want him to be happy so I'm sad for him in general. Secondly my kids are stable with them. She has 2 kids that they like to be around and my kids enjoy their visits with them. They had a nice stable home, financially stable, emotionally stable, etc.

I am worried about how my kids are going to do. Another move for them after he's already moved 4 times since we separated another apartment for them, another new woman at some point who could potentially be 10x worse than the fiance now. I am just upset for them.

Have you/your kids gone thru this. How did they do? I have primary custody he has EOW now. We have a good relationship so we talked about sitting the kids down together I just hate that their world is going to be rocked AGAIN (obviously not my doing this time) and I can't soften the blow or prevent their pain. And I also am concerned about how exH is going to handle this again he didn't do well with the divorce and I don't want them to see their Dad upset.

Thoughts?

Orange County Ca's picture

You're right to be concerned. If you want to give him some advise tell him the best thing he can do for them is to remain single whenever the kids are around. Date but don't shack up.

Then take that advise for yourself. Recent studies show that kids do better in school and social connections if living in a single parent home as opposed to a step parent and just think - places like this wouldn't be needed any longer.