This sort of thing comes with the territory when you’re divorced with kids. You text your ex regularly, and text apps don’t do a good job of making it easy to distinguish people. Texts are gonna go awry. We’ve all done it.

I’ve mis-sent texts intended for my girlfriend (now wife) to my ex on more than one occasion. And she’s done the same. It’s awkward, but you laugh about it and move on. In this hyper-connected world we’re in, it pays to be apologetic and compassionate.

I’ve actually come to see this sort of misstep as kind of a good thing. It helps keep us honest about our feelings. For example, your ex now knows about the fear you had - which is understandable by the way - but also that you were able to trust her despite that. That’s not a bad thing.

This will blow over.