Mom flips out when ex-husband asks her to identify 16-year-old son's best friend at his birthday party: 'It was another year of painful reminders that she is so hands-off'

When both parents are present in a child's life, it is inevitable that they end up taking on different roles within it. For example, it is very common for somebody to be more lax and the other disciplinarian, or to share different hobbies or types of quality time.

These differences often become even more pronounced when a couple has separated, with some kids leading completely opposite lives when they are with their mom versus when they are with their dad. Sometimes, what caused a rift between the parents in the first place continues with shared custody.

So long as a child feels cared for by both parents, it shouldn't be an issue when parenting styles are different. However, problems can arise when this isn't the case. It is all too common for one parent to be far more involved in the lives of their children than the other, causing issues.

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This is how one dad felt when he interrogated his teenage son's mom at his 16th birthday party. The couple had divorced young after he graduated from college, and he had gone on to marry his best friend instead.
Ever since the pair had shared custody of their son, the dad had had an increasing feeling that the mom was uninvolved in their son's life.
Things came to a head when she didn't recognize his best friend at the party, and he began to ask her more questions about their child. She got angry at being quizzed about him, and the dad wanted to know if he had gone too far.
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