Fun Vacation with Ex-Husband is NOT oxymoron

Yesterday I returned from vacation with my ex-husband and kids.

Every time I say that statement, it seems I am encountered with confused stares from the listener.

Then come the question and answer session:

No, we are not reconciling.
No, we did not “hook up.”
Yes, our respective boyfriend and girlfriend are OK with this.
No, we did not try to kill each other.
Yes, I am sure we are not reconciling.
Positive.
And, yes, as we have in past years, we all had a great time and we plan on continuing this
tradition for years to come.

My ex-husband and I do these yearly excursions to the beach primarily for the children. We both believe that the fact that he and I did not work out does not mean that our children should be deprived of spending their “special times” with BOTH their mother and their father.

Here is another statement that tends to get stares of puzzlement and bewilderment from listeners:

My ex-husband and I are very close friends.

Maybe this is so because we were both mature adults about the divorce. Maybe this is so because the divorce was consensual. Maybe this is true because during the last 2 or 3 years of our marriage we were already basically living as friends and co-parents, therefore divorce was not such a drastic adjustment. Regardless of the reason, it is what it is: My Ex-husband and I are close friends.

WE GREW APART.
WE MOVED ON.
WE NO LONGER LOVE EACH OTHER.
WE STILL LIKE EACH OTHER.

Is that so bizarre?