My husbands ex wife left him after only two years of marriage, they have been divorced 5 years, he stepped in and became a father to her children that they never had. They are 12, 14 & 17 they think of him as dad. He loves them very much. She calls him all the time, but not about the children, she calls mostly about her relationship, job, money problems, or for help with something, etc. She says he is her best friend. She is living with a man and suppose to marry him in about a year they fight constantly. She has her kids living in a unhealthy enviroment. See calls him when he is at work then he comes home upset over what ever she told him and I get upset seeing him being used and hurt by her. He is afraid she will keep him from the kids if he says anything she doesn't want to hear. My problem is they belong to the same club and we see her there at dinners etc and she always calls and remarks on my behavior, she also has acted very indecent several times when she has been drinking. I know I can trust my husband but I feel she is trying to cause trouble, why else would she hang on to him and interfer in his life. He says she is to dumb to know she is causing trouble, I don't believe this. I think it is direspectful to my husband and myself. I was married 23 years to my ex I don't call him unless I really need to. We went the whole first year of our marriage without a major fight until recently and it was over her. I have no problem with the kids in our life, I love children have some of mine own all grown now. My problem is that 3rd voice in our marriage that I feel doesn't belong there. She doesn't want him but she doesn't want anyone else to have him, he is not at her beck and call anymore. One more thing I am very much a family person and we have large holidays etc. Every holiday her family invites him to there gatherings and has the kids calling crying if he doesn't come. I feel his place is with me and my family now, his kids are always welcome, but he never invites them to our gatherings. He has went to barbeques, birhtdays etc not just for the kids for his ex mother in law, etc. I tried to go twice they made me very uncomfortable, then she calls after wards and talks down about me.