{"id":9292,"date":"2025-03-23T19:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T19:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9292"},"modified":"2025-03-23T19:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T19:59:19","slug":"dad-still-mows-ex-wifes-lawn-after-28-years-of-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9292","title":{"rendered":"Dad still mows ex-wife\u2019s lawn after 28 years of divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/11\/05221954\/Untitled-design9.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/11\/05221954\/Untitled-design9.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/11\/05221954\/Untitled-design9-400x210.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nowadays we hear so many negative stories of families being torn apart with bitterness and anger after parents\u2019 divorce. But adults have a responsibility towards their children \u2014 whether or not they choose to remain together.<\/p><div class=\"oiqfk69f63b74131c4\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.oiqfk69f63b74131c4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.oiqfk69f63b74131c4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.oiqfk69f63b74131c4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) 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Codie\u2019s mom and dad consciously decided to get along for the sake of their children after they decided to split.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-b170058ad1a16d1c8ebc0a5799d7f861\" class=\"newsner-b170058ad1a16d1c8ebc0a5799d7f861 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-544532087\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid taboola-connect-placement\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_3655622540\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div id=\"trc_header_3655622540\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\">\n<p>Codie was at her mom\u2019s house when she looked out the front window and caught sight of a stunning site: her father was mowing her mother\u2019s front lawn.<\/p>\n<p>She snapped some pics, and later posted them on her Facebook page \u2014 where they soon went viral.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SharingIsCaringNewsner\/photos\/a.225792884594888\/1050074292166739\/\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/225536927953817\/posts\/1050074432166725\/\"><p>\u201cThis is my dad, mowing my mom\u2019s lawn. They\u2019ve been divorced 28 years. My mom has bad knees, and my step dad works out\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/SharingIsCaringNewsner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sharing is Caring<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/225536927953817\/posts\/1050074432166725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tuesday, September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what she wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is my dad, mowing my mom\u2019s lawn. They\u2019ve been divorced 28 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My mom has bad knees, and my stepdad works out of town. When my younger siblings questioned, \u2018Why is your dad mowing mom\u2019s lawn?,\u2019 I told them, \u2018Because, she needed help, and he knew she couldn\u2019t get out here to do it, so he did.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is co-parenting. This is how lucky I am to have 4 parents who respect each other, and know that at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is showing your children (Even ones that are 32 years old) how to treat people, and how to love your family, no matter how it came together.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My dad is with me in Texas on vacation. He doesn\u2019t even live here where my mom lives. So not only did he do something selflessly for her, he did it for her while he was on his VACATION. He wants everyone to know, \u2018I\u2019m no saint.\u2019 He just wants to show others that you don\u2019t need to act like an angelic pastor on lent, but that we should all choose kindness whenever we can.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sbly-web-prod-shareably.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/27090847\/42059443_10214813308558781_1447761109577629696_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CodieLaChelleMcPhate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook\/Codie LaChelle McPhate\u2019s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>My dad said he didn\u2019t do this for the recognition. 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