Anyone else's kids come back from mom's house with new rules?
This happened again. I pick up my 9yo on Sunday and apparently she's now not allowed to eat anything with food coloring bc his ex's new husband is "holistic" or whatever. So no Gatorade, no fruit snacks, basically nothing fun.
Now my son is asking me to follow the same rules at my house. I'm not against healthy eating but like... he's 9. A blue popsicle isn't going to kill him. And I didn't agree to this. It's frustrating when new partners come in and start changing the whole dynamic without any actual custody papers requiring it.
Anyone else dealing with this?
We deal with the opposite - my ex's bf is super strict about screen time at her place, then our kids come back and think they can play Fortnite 24/7. The inconsistency is more annoying than either rule alone honestly
The "holistic" thing is code for control issues 90% of the time. I'd let it go at his place but not stress it at yours. 9yo is old enough that she can handle different rules at different homes