Dr. John Deloney

But I mean, let's be honest. You knew that when you married him.

Yeah, he didn't just start avoiding feelings and things after you married him, right?

Yeah, he didn't just start avoiding feelings and things after you married him, right?

Yeah, he didn't just start avoiding feelings and things after you married him, right?

Then if he did, then here's the deal. Then I think you put that on the table. But at some point, you're going to have to either confront the fact that he won't talk to you or share his life with you or in any way be engaged with you at all about him. He's just serving as a dad to you. Or you're going to have to make peace with this is the guy I married and this is the world I have.

Then if he did, then here's the deal. Then I think you put that on the table. But at some point, you're going to have to either confront the fact that he won't talk to you or share his life with you or in any way be engaged with you at all about him. He's just serving as a dad to you. Or you're going to have to make peace with this is the guy I married and this is the world I have.

Then if he did, then here's the deal. Then I think you put that on the table. But at some point, you're going to have to either confront the fact that he won't talk to you or share his life with you or in any way be engaged with you at all about him. He's just serving as a dad to you. Or you're going to have to make peace with this is the guy I married and this is the world I have.

One of those two things has to be true. Both will be hard.

One of those two things has to be true. Both will be hard.

One of those two things has to be true. Both will be hard.

Today's question comes from Rebecca in Maryland. My husband and I have children together and children from his prior marriage that live with us most of the time. Is it wrong of me to save for my children's future while not as regularly contributing to my stepchildren's accounts? My husband's ex hasn't helped with lunch money, childcare activities or anything and he refuses to push the...

Today's question comes from Rebecca in Maryland. My husband and I have children together and children from his prior marriage that live with us most of the time. Is it wrong of me to save for my children's future while not as regularly contributing to my stepchildren's accounts? My husband's ex hasn't helped with lunch money, childcare activities or anything and he refuses to push the...

Today's question comes from Rebecca in Maryland. My husband and I have children together and children from his prior marriage that live with us most of the time. Is it wrong of me to save for my children's future while not as regularly contributing to my stepchildren's accounts? My husband's ex hasn't helped with lunch money, childcare activities or anything and he refuses to push the...

issue I essentially cover her half and have grown resentful about it I love my stepchildren but I can't help feeling like she should be contributing at what point do I put my responsibility to my children first and let her decide if she wants to do the same yuck yuck yuck so I would need a lot more context here but I'm just going to read this as this is George when you married him his kids came too

issue I essentially cover her half and have grown resentful about it I love my stepchildren but I can't help feeling like she should be contributing at what point do I put my responsibility to my children first and let her decide if she wants to do the same yuck yuck yuck so I would need a lot more context here but I'm just going to read this as this is George when you married him his kids came too

issue I essentially cover her half and have grown resentful about it I love my stepchildren but I can't help feeling like she should be contributing at what point do I put my responsibility to my children first and let her decide if she wants to do the same yuck yuck yuck so I would need a lot more context here but I'm just going to read this as this is George when you married him his kids came too

And these are now y'all's kids. If you want to treat them as just two strange youngsters living in your house that are that guy's, that's cruel to them. That's cruel to your marriage. It's cruel to your own kids that they can see their mother treat other young kids that way. They live in her own house. So there's something about joining together. It sounds like you have a problem with X.

And these are now y'all's kids. If you want to treat them as just two strange youngsters living in your house that are that guy's, that's cruel to them. That's cruel to your marriage. It's cruel to your own kids that they can see their mother treat other young kids that way. They live in her own house. So there's something about joining together. It sounds like you have a problem with X.

And these are now y'all's kids. If you want to treat them as just two strange youngsters living in your house that are that guy's, that's cruel to them. That's cruel to your marriage. It's cruel to your own kids that they can see their mother treat other young kids that way. They live in her own house. So there's something about joining together. It sounds like you have a problem with X.

that she was in his life, that she's not cool. She's whatever, that she's around. I wish she wasn't. And that you're picking up her slack. As you see it. I don't look at it as picking up her slack as much as I am taking care of children, period. And then the next layer is you should be, we can argue over who's taking care of the kids, but the most important thing is we're taking care of kids.