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Oh, zippy... Grammar is useful: (ETA: Note - this comes from dictionary.com, but you will find the same usage in the Cambridge dictionary and most others.) they [ they ] See synonyms for: they / theirs / them on Thesaurus.com pronoun, possessive their or theirs,objective them. nominative plural...

Them/They is a grammatically correct *singular* use for a person of unspecified gender.

Not necessarily - some states punch a hole in the old ID to mark it null and void.

Oh brother.

You should also consider therapy for yourself, to understand why you continue your interaction wit this person.

I agree that you should speak with an attorney. I doubt you'll find much satisfaction.

So, you get kiddo next w/e and then FD w/e. Is this a hill to die on?

Well.... wow.

I'm going to guess you don't know many gender-fluid/non-binary people. However, for your edification, from Merriam-Webster: Can they, their, them, and themselves be used as singular pronouns?: Usage Guide They, their, them, themselves: English lacks a common-gender third person singular pronoun...

The extra info was useful. The snark wasn't.

Only explaining that after he was called out on the usage, which was unnecessary. "They" remains valid singular usage.

I kinda wondered, but...

My apologies for the assumption. As for Easter... you have to follow the court order or risk being found in contempt if she files and/or whenever the courts are back in session. I'm not sure whether your state has issued any guidelines regarding parenting time during the current situation. In...

Singular use of "they" is accepted use. Perhaps OP wants to avoid gender bias by keeping the pronouns used gender-neutral. Or perhaps their ex-spouse prefers the use of gender-neutral pronouns. Or, perhaps, their former spouse is gender-fluid and OP is unsure of which pronoun to use. Anyway...

Oh goodness. We've been scolded!

Yep.

It's funny. My ex used to say the same sort of thing - when the kids were adults, he was going to tell them "the truth" about me. In the intervening years? They saw "the truth" about both of us first hand. Would you care to guess which parent they see/speak with regularly and which they have no...

Another point to bear in mind is that many school districts use the same buses to transport all levels. The town I live in has two HS, two MSs, and six ESs - each level has a different start time and the same buses transport to each school, depending on start time. Changing start time for one...

Most bus stops have more than one kid. Talk to the other parents about rotating supervision between you, so not everyone has to be there every morning. How old is your child? How far is the stop? My oldest had a friend who was dropped off here w/his younger brother each morning, and I took them...

The bags those papers come in are great for cleaning up after the dogs. If I'm lucky enough that it rains the day it's delivered? A TWO BAG day!