Kids: The great replacement

The great replacement

By mommy - 18/04/2014 02:31 - United States - North Andover

Today, my ex-husband came to pick up our two kids for his weekend with them. Seeing his new girlfriend was in the car, and desperate for conversation, I asked her name. My kids unhesitatingly blurted out, "Mom". FML

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By divorced - 07/03/2009 20:15 - United States

Today, I was picking up my daughter from my ex-husband's house and his new girlfriend was there. I said to my daughter that it was time to leave and she clung to his girlfriend and said, "Mommy, I don't want to leave." She wasn't talking to me. FML

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Child's play

By knew that kid looked familiar - 06/10/2021 17:00

Today, I took my kids to the park. I saw my daughter playing with a kid who looked familiar. Turns out he was my ex’s son, whom I haven’t seen in years. I thought it was cute they played so well together, until my ex’s new girlfriend came over, screaming that I was trying to use my kid to get to her man. FML

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By crzyry - 23/02/2012 03:49 - Canada

Today, my four-year-old daughter called me by her mom's new boyfriend's name. Three different times. FML

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Divorced dad energy

By ihatemyex - 23/05/2020 14:00

Today, a woman I’d never met came to my door asking if my kids were ready to go. Obviously I refused to send my kids with a stranger. Apparently she’s my ex's new girlfriend and "has his permission" to come get my kids. Now he’s threatening to take me to court for violating the visitation order. FML

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By notahomewrecker - 09/01/2010 16:07 - United States

Today, I got a call from the guy I'd been seeing for a few weeks. It was his wife calling to find out what was going on with us. He told me he was separated. He left his kids home alone to hook up with me. FML

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Crazy ex's girlfriend

By nil mil - 23/09/2019 22:02

Today, I sent my ex's mom several pics of the kids from our recent outing. Being the kids' grandmother, she loved them. Later, I got a barrage of angry, insulting and threatening texts from my ex's new girlfriend, saying that since he and I are no longer together, I should have no contact with his family. FML

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You deserved it 241

By Bullet - 13/08/2010 16:28 - United States

Today, I had to go along with my mom to meet some of her old friends from high school. When they asked her about how her life was going, she said she was married, always traveling, no kids, and introduced me as the neighbor's kid she babysits. FML

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By bad dad - 05/06/2019 06:00

Today, trying to be a good co-parent, I asked my ex if he’d like to go to the circus with our kids and I. His new girlfriend of a whopping five days said it made her uncomfortable. He stood us up. FML

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You deserved it 192

Play by play

By nowinshituation - 12/10/2022 07:00 - United States

Today, after being unnecessarily cruel and smearing me in court, my ex had his first weekend with the kids since our split. He has texted me no less than 38 times, wanting play by play directions on how to take care of them. I wanna tell him to go fuck himself but I’m worried my kids will suffer. FML

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You deserved it 187

Quick turnover

By Anonymous - 05/12/2023 05:00 - United States

Today, after meeting the love of my life two weeks ago and moving him in to start our life together, my kids have run off to live with their dads. Apparently they are “not dealing with another new dad.” FML

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buttcramp 21

Friday 18 April 2014 8:32

Damn, OP. This really sucks! That's not cool that your ex and his girlfriend are having the kids call her that especially if their relationship is still so new.

LCPLStewie 23

Friday 18 April 2014 8:35

Youch! I'm sorry... At least they're taking the divorce well. Because the main focus NOW should be on the children's well being... but stillll! FYL

Comments

Sirmrcrowley 12

Friday 18 April 2014 17:10

If my daughter ever calls another man daddy, I'll kill him where he stands.

katlin_michelle 9

Friday 18 April 2014 17:13

My parents got divorced a couple years ago, my dad go remarried the same year so I wouldn't ever consider calling my step "monster" mom...I can barely be in the same house as her much less call her something as personal as mom. That'd break my moms heart.

mannatee 19

Friday 18 April 2014 17:37

I wonder who the favorite parent is...

maggiefox 25

Friday 18 April 2014 17:47

I think you need to have a talk with them...

blackychan63 12

Friday 18 April 2014 22:01

ohhhh shit..

Metallica_Fan 4

Friday 18 April 2014 22:56

Plot twist: her name is actually mom.

miss_jules 11

Saturday 19 April 2014 0:20

Ouch! Now, I really wonder how they came to call her that? Did your ex say they must call her that? Did she ask them to call her mom? I'm sure your children love you and know that you are their mother! If I were you, I would sit my kids down and explain very clearly and nicely why it is not okay for her to be called mom. And then do the same with your ex and the girlfriend.

mannatee 19

Saturday 19 April 2014 16:26

Why? A step-mother is still a mother, besides, kids are told to call their parents and other adults by their last name/mom or dad, I'm thinking that either the kids or the father's girlfriend were uncomfortable with calling her by her last name or first, since she would be acting as a mother figure (kind of) I don't think they meant to hurt OP at all, and maybe wanted to express their feelings for their father's girlfriend, maybe they wanted to make sure she knew that they didn't hate her, as kids sometimes do with their divorced parents girlfriend/boyfriend