I am looking for an objective opinion here so I know if I am being petty or not.
My ex’s live in girlfriend has never been easy to deal with. She is extremely controlling and goes out of her way to oppose me, and is manipulative with my two kids. Some examples:
Crying actual tears in front of them and saying “your mom is treating me badly” (I don’t even talk to her)
Telling them “your mom has you under a magic spell” when they have been defensive about me at her house
Frequently not letting them text or FaceTime me (taking phone out of their hands when they’re communicating with me)
Etc.
The general consensus with the kids is that she is usually nice to them, but they hate that she talks negatively about me and puts me down. It stresses them out and they come home with new stories every time they’ve been at his house.
Here is my problem: recently my ex informed me that I was no longer allowed to email him via his personal email account he has used for over ten years. Instead he informed me that I was to use a new email which is a joint email between himself and his girlfriend. The email label says their two names and the address is actually a combination of their names in a gmail account.
When I told my lawyer about it he said I absolutely didn’t have to use that email as my business is with my ex and not her. The same thing occurred previously during litigation when my lawyer had to instruct his lawyer that documents written by his girlfriend were inappropriate. That’s sort of how I feel about the email address but I will likely cause a fight if I oppose it.
Would I be petty to tell my ex that I am not going to communicate via a joint email account with his girlfriend?
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My ex’s live in girlfriend has never been easy to deal with. She is extremely controlling and goes out of her way to oppose me, and is manipulative with my two kids. Some examples:
Crying actual tears in front of them and saying “your mom is treating me badly” (I don’t even talk to her)
Telling them “your mom has you under a magic spell” when they have been defensive about me at her house
Frequently not letting them text or FaceTime me (taking phone out of their hands when they’re communicating with me)
Etc.
The general consensus with the kids is that she is usually nice to them, but they hate that she talks negatively about me and puts me down. It stresses them out and they come home with new stories every time they’ve been at his house.
Here is my problem: recently my ex informed me that I was no longer allowed to email him via his personal email account he has used for over ten years. Instead he informed me that I was to use a new email which is a joint email between himself and his girlfriend. The email label says their two names and the address is actually a combination of their names in a gmail account.
When I told my lawyer about it he said I absolutely didn’t have to use that email as my business is with my ex and not her. The same thing occurred previously during litigation when my lawyer had to instruct his lawyer that documents written by his girlfriend were inappropriate. That’s sort of how I feel about the email address but I will likely cause a fight if I oppose it.
Would I be petty to tell my ex that I am not going to communicate via a joint email account with his girlfriend?
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