There are a lot of stories about co-parenting failures (I've got a few of my own from before my daughters' mom completely fell off the map and started living under a bridge somewhere). But today, I want to share a really great one.Yesterday, my step-son's dad's wife texted my partner to see if we wanted to drop my two daughters off at their house on Sunday morning. (For some context, the step-son [9] is with his mom & me half the week, and with his dad, step-mother, and half-sister [1] half the week. My two daughters [6 and 4] are with us full-time, but aren't my partner's bio-kids). My partner asked "sure, but what's the occasion?" and step-son's step-mom replied "we're going to Pixieland anyway and you guys deserve a break".No more questions asked, I dropped them off this morning with a bag of snacks and their car-seats. Step-son's dad says he'll drop everybody off at our house tonight (the older kids have camp tomorrow morning).I live 2000+ miles from my family and rarely get much of a break between working full-time and being a full-time parent (and half-time step-parent). I wouldn't ever expect to rely on my partner's son's dad's family for a support system, but the fact that I can has made my Sunday.Now time for an adult's only brunch, bloody marys, and an afternoon together. Life is good. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2tS2rrl
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