This week we’re tackling wine-fuelled book clubs and the headache of co-parenting gone wrong. Expect unhelpful answers, a little righteous indignation, and an AMA that exposes just how soft we really are under all the tough talk (we know, there's no tough talk...).

👉 Frustrated in Auckland writes about her book club of middle-aged mums that’s turned into less “literary discussion” and more “wine-and-whine night” - thanks to a couple of new recruits who never crack open the book. Do you lay down the rules, or let it devolve into gossip hour?

👉 Dad from Christchurch shares the pain of trying to co-parent with an ex-wife who paints him as the villain, manipulates the kids, and cancels weekends on a whim. How do you stay sane, protect your relationship with your children, and keep from being swallowed by her bitterness?

Finally, in our AMA, Clayton admits the one trait he’d change to make his wife’s life easier, and Suran shares a moment when she felt utterly carefree and in love with life.