It Runs In The Family
Let's skip back one day. The night before Son hurt himself, The Ex left Husband a message at almost 9pm saying that her dad was picking up the kids for her that Friday (Because she is just sooo busy working part-time, she can't possibly come to get her own kids) The Ex says that her dad wants to know if he can pick up the kids "a little bit earlier" and says a little bit means "a half hour, if not an hour earlier" (Not what I would consider "a little bit" but okay.) Husband didn't get time to call The Ex back, figured he would text or email her the next day.
Then Son got hurt, we went to the hospital and The Ex's parent's drove down. As we're standing outside of the hospital, The Ex's dad brings up picking up the kids early on Friday. Husband tells him he's not sure if that will work, he likes to say goodbye to them before they leave. I say to The Ex's dad also that Husband works until 4pm and then has to drive from his work to School City, pick up the kids and then drive back to our house; I tell The Ex's dad that it takes about 30-40 minutes for Husband to make that extra trip so "early" would really only be 15-20 minutes at the most, if that. The Ex's dad says, "Oh, okay." (So we're all on the same page, correct? Exchange time is 5pm, Husband cannot get out of work early just because you decided on Monday that you want to pick up the kids at 4pm on Friday.)
Friday rolls around. Husband gets off of work, turns his cell phone on and gets a text message from The Ex's mom:
What time can [The Ex's dad] and I pick the kids up. You did not answer [The Ex's dad]. (Uh, yes. Yes we did. We told him early pick up wasn't going to work) We are in town already (3:48) (Um....what? Why are you at my house an hour and twelve minutes before exchange time? And what's with the time stamp?)
Husband texts back and says he talked to them on Tuesday at the hospital, and that he just got out of work at 4pm (Which is the exact same schedule he has worked for nearly 8 years. 4pm is not a surprise) The Ex's mom texts him again:
We are here! (Again, why are you there already? Now it's 50 minutes before exchange time. Why are you at my house?) So when will they be here than? (*then) They said you did not answer. (Who is "they"? It was the two of us talking to The Ex's Dad, everyone else was talking to each other about something else) I was getting the car. So I did not here (*hear) anything.
Husband texts her again, says like he said before he has to go pick the kids up and then he will be home. The Ex's mom texts him again:
I am sorry but we have dinner plans and I thought just once we could make them on time (You can make dinner plans on time. Make your dinner plans based on picking up the kids at 5pm, since the court order has been 5pm for I don't even know how many years now)
Husband replies and tells her he's sorry they got there early but he always works until 4, I told The Ex's dad that on Tuesday and that he can't change his work schedule. When he got home with the kids, they got into the car with The Ex's parents who bolted out of the driveway (How dare Husband be earlier than what the court order says. He is such a jerk.)
So let's recap the entire incident: The Ex and her dad both ask about picking up the kids an hour early. We tell The Ex's dad in person that early pick up won't work due to Husband's work schedule. Both of The Ex's parents show up early anyway, pretending that Husband never gave them an answer. The Ex's parents now act like this is Husband's fault that they had to wait over an hour for the kids.
If you thought this was classic, it gets better two weeks later for Thanksgiving.
Then Son got hurt, we went to the hospital and The Ex's parent's drove down. As we're standing outside of the hospital, The Ex's dad brings up picking up the kids early on Friday. Husband tells him he's not sure if that will work, he likes to say goodbye to them before they leave. I say to The Ex's dad also that Husband works until 4pm and then has to drive from his work to School City, pick up the kids and then drive back to our house; I tell The Ex's dad that it takes about 30-40 minutes for Husband to make that extra trip so "early" would really only be 15-20 minutes at the most, if that. The Ex's dad says, "Oh, okay." (So we're all on the same page, correct? Exchange time is 5pm, Husband cannot get out of work early just because you decided on Monday that you want to pick up the kids at 4pm on Friday.)
Friday rolls around. Husband gets off of work, turns his cell phone on and gets a text message from The Ex's mom:
What time can [The Ex's dad] and I pick the kids up. You did not answer [The Ex's dad]. (Uh, yes. Yes we did. We told him early pick up wasn't going to work) We are in town already (3:48) (Um....what? Why are you at my house an hour and twelve minutes before exchange time? And what's with the time stamp?)
Husband texts back and says he talked to them on Tuesday at the hospital, and that he just got out of work at 4pm (Which is the exact same schedule he has worked for nearly 8 years. 4pm is not a surprise) The Ex's mom texts him again:
We are here! (Again, why are you there already? Now it's 50 minutes before exchange time. Why are you at my house?) So when will they be here than? (*then) They said you did not answer. (Who is "they"? It was the two of us talking to The Ex's Dad, everyone else was talking to each other about something else) I was getting the car. So I did not here (*hear) anything.
Husband texts her again, says like he said before he has to go pick the kids up and then he will be home. The Ex's mom texts him again:
I am sorry but we have dinner plans and I thought just once we could make them on time (You can make dinner plans on time. Make your dinner plans based on picking up the kids at 5pm, since the court order has been 5pm for I don't even know how many years now)
Husband replies and tells her he's sorry they got there early but he always works until 4, I told The Ex's dad that on Tuesday and that he can't change his work schedule. When he got home with the kids, they got into the car with The Ex's parents who bolted out of the driveway (How dare Husband be earlier than what the court order says. He is such a jerk.)
So let's recap the entire incident: The Ex and her dad both ask about picking up the kids an hour early. We tell The Ex's dad in person that early pick up won't work due to Husband's work schedule. Both of The Ex's parents show up early anyway, pretending that Husband never gave them an answer. The Ex's parents now act like this is Husband's fault that they had to wait over an hour for the kids.
If you thought this was classic, it gets better two weeks later for Thanksgiving.
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