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When your child bonds with your ex's new partner

My ex takes our daughter every other weekend and she comes back talking about his new girlfriend like she is the best thing ever and I smile and nod but inside I am dying.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The parent faces the impossible task of celebrating their child's happiness while grieving their own replacement.

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