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I refuse to take care of my ex-husband, and it made our kids furious.

They know he's your ex, right?

I, 56 female, have come across a new problem in my life, and my wife, 56 female, thinks that coming here will either help in getting another perspective or give me validation.

I have four children that I birthed and raised, 35 male, 32 female, 29 male, and 29 female.

By my ex-husband, and they all recently decided to cut me out of their lives

because I refuse to care for their father.

By the way, this comes from Visible Yesterday, 62,

and if you want to submit your own stories,

go to the R.Sachauk-Kee. I'm Sophia. I'm Carly, and we're here to give good advice, goofily, but we don't have all the answers. We only know what we'd do. So let us know what you would do in the comments. And O.P. says, I refused on the basis that he and I had divorced over 10 years ago, and they feel like I should

help take care of him as a favor to them. I've stuck by my decision and chose to go on a cruise

with my wife instead of caring for their dad, and they haven't spoken to me directly since.

Right now, the only way I'd be able to see my children or grandchildren would be

if I physically went to their house and forced my way in, but I don't want to be that person.

I'll admit it hasn't been easy and I miss them. But my wife and I, along with my therapist,

all agree that if I give in, I'm just showing that I'll cave to their demands every time,

as they've made it very clear. It's either I care for their father nearly every day or nothing.

I don't want to do that, especially since my ex-husband and I didn't divorce on good terms.

Recently, my eldest son's wife, Kate, 34 female, reached out to me and said that she had an emergency

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