The Performative Co-Parent At Every Joint Birthday Party

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]So, when you have a birthday party, parents typically come. Can you imagine that, show? Of here's two myths of divorce or divorce, he's got a new boo, I've got a new boo. There's four parents here now for this one child, and all these parents are like, "Who's that?

[00:00:14]Who's that? Oh, they got divorced. Oh, well, do they get along?" And now you are the conversation piece about the birthday party instead of it being about your child. I just don't like it. It's icky. It's gross, okay? It becomes a performance, which is the last one. Your co-parent it shows up and just performs.

[00:00:31]Like, Academy Award. We're talking you don't even recognize this person. It's this performance, and you know who can call that a mile away? Your kids, okay?

[00:00:42]Your kids can see when you fake nice to each other and you're like, "Oh my gosh, let's take a picture together." My ex and I did this probably once a year.

[00:00:50]Sometimes we were getting along in the picture, sometimes we were giving each other the middle finger behind our back.

[00:00:56]This performative act, gross. I'd rather vomit and eat it than do all of that, okay? So, let's not do that.