There’s a reason why couples get divorced and stay out of each other’s hair.

But for this unique divorced couple, they chose to remain living together.

The problem is that the ex-wife keeps getting her share of food from the children’s.

OP snapped at her for doing this.

Read the full story below and find out what happens.

AITAH for snapping at my ex wife for eating one of the kids’ lunch treats?

I’m a dad of 3, ages 3, 4 and 5. I have full custody of the kids.

My ex-wife currently lives with us because she either can’t or won’t work.

That’s a different discussion for another post.

Here’s what OP dislikes about her ex…

AITAH for snapping at her just now, when I discovered she’d eaten one of the three snack cakes I had for the kids’ lunches?

While I generally don’t object to sharing food with the ex, I’ve asked her on several occasions not to eat the treats I buy for the kids because I generally apportion them equally, and plan my grocery shopping accordingly.

I just went to make lunch for the kids, and one of the three remaining Zebra cakes in the package was missing.

The kids are still not into pilfering food so I asked the ex if she ate one of them.

She smirked and said “Yeah, sorry.”

So, OP snapped at her.

I’m already tense over having her on my home, while I still do approximately 80 to 90 percent of the child care.

This was too much.

I snapped and, while I didn’t yell, I very forcefully told her she shouldn’t take their food, and that she needs to shop for herself

(I’d just picked up a few things for her this morning at Walmart, because she rarely has the wherewithal to shop for herself. See a pattern here?)

The ex-wife thinks he is being aggressive.

She responded by telling me that she’d be open to a discussion if I didn’t use such an aggressive tone.

So, am I the jerk for taking an aggressive, forceful tone, and pretty much chewing her out for once again screwing up my plans for the kids’ lunches?

What can you say? Let’s find out what other people’s reactions are.

This user is asking a question.

Uh oh! Some harsh reality here.

This one says it’s time to let her go.

Like this one. Short and simple.

Finally, this user is telling OP what he needs to do.

If it’s yet clear to you… dude, it’s time to let her go.

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