Co-parenting situations can become complicated when children from different relationships are involved.

This woman didn’t want to do anything with her ex-husband’s daughter.

So when the school informed her that nobody had picked up her son and her ex’s daughter, she only took her son.

She declined to take her ex’s daughter, which made her ex furious.

Now, he’s accusing her of being heartless for leaving the child behind.

Would you have done the same? Check out the full story below for all the details.

AITA for not picking up my ex’s daughter from school when I picked up our son?

My ex cheated on me when I was pregnant with our son (8).

Because of this, he has a daughter (8) with his affair partner, now wife.

We are not on good terms, and I do not have a relationship with my ex’s daughter.

I have never spoken a word to her or spent any significant time in her presence.

This woman got a call from the school, saying nobody had picked up her son yet.

Ex and I split custody (50-50) of our son.

Two weeks ago, I got a call from the school during his custody time.

They said nobody had picked our son up from school, and asked if I would.

When I got to the school, my ex’s daughter was also there and the teacher was with her.

She told me I was on the approved list for pick up for ex’s daughter and if I would I take both kids.

She refused to take her ex’s daughter with her when he took her son.

I said no and I told her I did not want to be on the list as I would never pick the other child up from school.

She told me she would pass the word along, and it would be taken care of.

And I had to call to follow up on this.

My ex never told me that he or his wife added me to the authorized pickup list for his daughter.

Her ex got furious.

When he realized I had not picked up his daughter with our son, he was furious.

He asked me how I could leave her behind when I would have our son unplanned anyway.

I told him via our parenting app that I picked up our son as I would always do if needed.

But his daughter is not my child, and I will not be their emergency school pickup.

Now, she’s wondering if she was the jerk for not thinking about the child.

According to him, my ex’s daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up with our son.

She’s a child and I understand that’s not ideal.

I don’t feel bad per se, but I wonder if I would be considered a jerk for being unwilling to do it this once.

This is not something I want to be a regular thing, and it’s the first time it ever happened.

Ex’s wife was apparently delayed out of town and ex was working.

AITA?

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

That’s not your responsibility at all, says this one.

This user shares their honest opinion.

Here are some valid questions.

This one shares their personal thoughts.

Finally, short and simple.

It’s not about being rude or selfish, but establishing boundaries and limits.

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