5 Ways to Be Friends (& a Good Co-Parent) with Your Ex

October 26, 2018

“We’re not together,” I explained to my child’s teacher.

“So we need double paperwork,” my ex continued, leaning back in the chair next to me.

“We try to make sure we both see what you send home,” I told her. “But we have two refrigerators and two calendars and it would be really helpful if we could get two copies of everything.”

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Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.