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A mom bought brand-new school supplies for her 15-year-old son ahead of the school year
Her ex-husband and his wife demanded the supplies be shared with her son's step and half-siblings
Tensions boiled over when the mom refused, leaving her ex and his wife furious
A woman seeks advice from the Reddit community following a heated family conflict about school supplies and boundaries with her ex.
She explains in her post that she has one son, who is 15, and that she and her ex split custody evenly after breaking up when their child was just 1 year old.
“We split 50-50 custody and have always purchased things for each house instead of stuff that goes between houses,” she writes. Now, she says, her ex and his new wife are struggling financially and are upset because her son