Reconcilable Differences: Part Three

The following is Part III of an excerpt from "Reconcilable Differences: Marriages End, Families Don't" Parts One and Two can be found here.

When ex-spouses decide to share a house, it takes a few months to establish new routines. Joe and I each have our own kitchens so we take turns with lunch and dinner duty. Our doors are never locked, and the kids roam between the two apartments. When I'm not home, our daughter sleeps upstairs in her dad's apartment. Our son, who has now moved out on his own, used to wander down to my kitchen rooting for food at all hours, often clad in nothing but his boxer shorts. There's a clear division of our households, but also lots of overlap. For us, that works well. It allows us to participate equally in our children's lives while helping each other with the mundane details of daily life.

via Cate Cochran: Reconcilable Differences: Part Three.