Yeah, sarcasm don't work. I used to say ok so I started saying I'm not giving you permission, why do you want it? She stopped asking permission then to go out. Then everytime she went out, I got a sitter without her knowledge and left 15 min later. Even if I went to a bowling ally or a restaurant, I went out. She's started asking me to join now and stopped most of it thankfully. So I guess you can't say no, but you also can't say yes inho, so say nothing or maybe ask why she needs permission. Then get a sitter and leave right after she does. The Galing w your kids, I think, can be abused by your w. Unless of course it is a 180 for you? Anecdotally, I know a lot of ww. Every one of them, every single one of them has commented to me that their h said that "they don't care" or that it "was ok" that they spoke to an ex bf, or om of some type. They say this with contempt about their h's. So never give your blessing imho.