Q. My ex and I were married when we were very young. We had a child soon afterward, but my ex left us, and we were divorced nine months later. I have not seen or heard from him in 8 years. I remarried a wonderful man when my son was a year and a half old and he is the only father my son has known. Today I got a phone call from my ex’s aunt who told me that my ex got married, has a baby and is moving back into town. He wants to see my son. My husband is furious and so am I. What’s good ex-etiquette?

A. Although you probably think this rarely happens, it’s something I have seen many times:

A young couple gets pregnant and has a child. The young man, not ready to be a father, leaves for whatever reason. Eventually the mother meets someone new who loves her and the child, and they start thei

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