I Told My Ex They're Not Invited to Our Kids' Birthday

Ela's Got the Tea · Sep 14, 2026 · 34m · transcript

An advice column with tea. ☕✨

Every week, we unpack real stories from the internet’s messiest corners—looking past surface drama to understand what’s actually going on underneath.

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📖 In this episode:

• The Suitcase by the Door: An OP who packs a bag and leaves their own house every single time their mother-in-law visits.

• The Birthday He Stopped Sharing: An OP drawing a hard boundary around celebrating their child after years of high-conflict family tension.

• The Rainbow Bookshelf: A partner reorganizes an entire personal library by aesthetic…