"All of Us" TV Show,is This Your Life?

Newsflash: All TV is fake.

My son and his ex had a stormy end to their marriage, but have since become civil with each other. Each one has another love interest and have let go of the animosity. Recently I began baby sitting their 2 children while she worked and more recently my son and his GF started staying with me while his house is being renovated. SO when ex come to get the kids the gf is there and they have begun chatting and found they have a lot in common. Next thing I know they are making plans to take the kids pumpkin picking together. I was stunned, but glad they can get along. So I guess in SOME real situations it can work like TV.

Hi D.,

I have seen the first few seasons of the show. If you realize the Ex wife either went to school with the Ex husband or they grew up together. They have the same friends from when they were school age. Which leads me to believe that they were friends before getting involved.
The idea of the show is to sorta mock the way we view dealing with past relationships and how we raise our children together. They want the viewers to see that it's quite ok to be civil to your ex and his new wife.
I have not been in that situation as I only have a 2.5 yr old and am still married. I do however foresee us being somewhat the same as on the show if ever we decided to part ways. Meaning, I would like to know the new wife and make sure that when my child is with him and her, that he is in good hands. Also, I'd like to leave an open communication if she is going to be a part of all of our lives. You never know, as hurtful as it sounds, the child might open up more to the step mother than to biological mother, due to fear of disappointing her.
Now the whole being around all of the time, no, I don't think it is realistic. I do however, think that when it comes to our children, that we need to show them love beyond anything. Regardless of him being an Ex, he is still the child's father and that will forever keep parents bonded in some way.

D.

It's certainly not the norm, but as long as it works for everyone involved, there's also absolutely nothing wrong with it. The Ex might very well be an Ex for reasons that have nothing to do with her being a very good friend or mother, and in fact, this is most certainly the ideal arrangement for the child.

I have seen the show...the show is based on Will Smith & Jada Pinkett, with the idea being Jada's because Will had an outside child and was very involved in his life. I don't think their is anything wrong with both parents being included in all that has to do with the child. This is what they call the new family and I am with it, but when you are in my home you will respect me and my rules, if you cannot than their will be no new family. I am all for it.

Never seen the show, so I'm not sure how the dynamics are portrayed. However, there are many people who marry their best friend only to find out that the relationship doesn't translate into marriage.

Just my thoughts and observations, but when children grow-up having both parents in their lives they are more secure and settled. The Ex may be an Ex for reasons that don't apply outside of a marital relationship.

Are you divorced? This is a t.v. show, so it's contrived, but these situations do exist and the kids are usually better off than children of divorce whose parents rarely speak or interact.