'Daughter called my ex-husband's new wife mummy'.

Byline: Joan Burnie 

Q MY partner and I split up two years ago. We've managed for our daughter's sake to stay friendly.

She is four and adores her daddy, who is a good father and makes sure she never goes short of anything.

He sees her once a week and she spends a long weekend with him once a fortnight.

Last year he married. His wife had nothing to do with us breaking up and gets on well with my daughter.

But when they saw my daughter off yesterday she said, "Bye daddy, bye mummy". It was like a knife through my heart. Do I take it up with my ex?

A YES, I think you do. It's possible it was just a one-off and your daughter was tired after a busy day and not thinking about what she was saying.

But this is one of those issues which those in you and your ex's situation need to get sorted.

After all, when you're in a new relationship, I doubt your ex would like another man being called "daddy". So have a chat and work out something, but keep it civil.