Father tries to force 10-year-old bio son and 11-year-old stepdaughter to get along, ex-wife intervenes, he blames her for sabotaging their relationship: “You need permission from me”

Internet nerds, unite. We all love a dramatic Reddit story to get our emotional stimulation amongst our mundane day to day. About family dynamics falling apart, the sundering of marriages, and a teenager who's not going to babysit for their younger siblings anymore. When it comes to divorced parents, there's sure to be melodramatic children and situations that simply make us engaged. Reading the background story, the plot, the comments. It can be interesting to see what other people say about the story. I always feel as if the commenters are too harsh. It's so easy to judge other people's lives from afar when you're not involved. Someone will post that their husband didn't take the trash out, and all the comments can say "divorce him!" Be weary of listening to internet advice, folks.

In the story below, the protagonist is a woman who's divorced and shares custody of her son with her ex-husband. He remarried, and his wife has a child with her prior husband. The son and daughter don't get along though, and instead of being understanding about that, the father tries to disrupt things and force them to have a good relationship. Read the full story below for all the juicy details.

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AITA for refusing to "work with my ex" and telling him I don't need to ask his permission to do things with our son?

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The father can't dictate what his ex-wife does with his son when they spend time together. As long as she's being a good mother it's none of his business. He should be grateful that she's taking him to movies and doing fun things, instead of upset that she's stealing his spotlight.
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