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Drop-Offs and Pick-Ups: How to Protect Your Kids From an Alcoholic Ex This School Year
Published Sep 21, 2026 by Chris Beck, at Divorced Girl Smiling
Read the full article at Divorced Girl SmilingA parent’s first instinct is to protect their kids, and that instinct doesn’t magically disappear just because summer’s over. Co-parenting with an alcoholic ex during the start of the school year may be responsible for that familiar knot in your stomach. Will homework get done at their house?
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