First and foremost...if anything you do to help benefits your child or prevents your child from suffering hardship then you aren't really helping your ex, but rather helping your child. As long as the things you do are being done for the sake of your kid and not in an attempt to get your ex back then I'd say do whatever you feel like doing to help.
I think we might have missed the part where I said I had him for more than half the time. I wanted to keep the whole who’s more of a deadbeat out of this. I do more then my piece for my son. Not to score brownie points, or to impress anyone. Simply because I love him. And no I’m not including stuff that helps my son.
I don’t want to go through all the stuff she did. For all anyone knows I might be trying to make my self look like a victim or a saint. It was a case of she was going backwards. And I was focused on moving ahead, while trying to drag her along to. In the end I knew her IL was down, and she was about to cheat. I broke it off with her. I walked out with the clothes on my back. That night she had a ONS(which may or may not have been setup beforehand)
The first week I was bitter about the whole thing. Called her every name under the sun. But I realized I needed to change my focus from her to me. And start working on bettering myself instead of worrying about things that are out of my control. Not to mention it was a rough ride. And no I do not want her back at all.
Take it from me (someone in the same boat for 7 years). I do too much, and if I give and inch, she'll expect a mile tomorow. It starts off w/ a ride to the grocery store, next thing you know she wants to borrow your car.
This is the situation now.
Rollo Tomassi excellent post.And I think that is the danger of being to friendly with an Ex.At this point she acts like we have not broken up when we are together.Hugs trying to grab my hand.The whole I love you lines.Im just not into it and want to move on.Why waste anymore time
Rollo Tomassi,Desdinova,MacAvoy,SAYNO,Wyldfire and everyone else thanks for the tips.