Hey! I know exactly what you mean about the kid's functions making it hard. My S plays two sports in the spring, so if h decides to show up, which I am glad for my son if he does, it makes it awkward. He sits right up on me, trying to make physical contact in front of everyone and act like we are still really married.
It is very awkward. I think I'm going to try to sit amongst my friends tonight at the b ball game, and see if he will go sit with some of the guys. The funny thing is, usually we didn't sit together when we were really married. He usually talked to the guys. It's like he's trying to prove some point now, or make a public statement or something.
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