Spouses ex wife? (Long post)

Does anybody else feel like their spouses ex wife is really putting a damper on your life? This is my first relationship with a man who has an ex wife. We dated many many years ago, and here we are. Happier than ever, and expecting our child. They are legally divorced but still fighting custody of a 3 year old. She’s very controlling and hostile. She’ll drive down our dead end road and drive back out, has people looking for us in public, runs my name through the dirt although she’s never met me.

My significant other is a wonderful man. He works a 55 hour a week job on top of running his own business, takes care of his children’s needs, including health, dental and all.

It’s to the point to where I don’t even want to go to Walmart in our town because if her “friends” are there they’re staring and she’s automatically starting things. Part of why I left my job was because she’s family friends with one of my coworkers and tells the world how awful this child’s father is. I felt like I was being watched.

It’s come to the point to where I have women I went to school with, we all live within the same few nearby towns, asking me if she lets him see his daughter. I blatantly tell her I cannot and will not speak of the matter. I just feel so defeated sometimes.

I have absolutely nothing against mothers, fathers, divorced, separated or married couples. I just feel like every child needs both of their parents, of course under the best circumstance. I just need some advice. Maybe it’s just my pregnancy hormones. 😔