It's All My Husband's Fault

  Husband emailed The Ex on New Year's Day, went over what they had talked about the night before, said he'd bring the kids but would be staying with them, asked her to check with her sister and make sure this was okay because they were meeting at the sister's house, etc.  The Ex didn't reply.   However, the next night, her sister ( The one who was supposedly hosting the Christmas party ) sent Husband a text asking if it would be okay for her to take the kids to the party and wants to leave by 10:30am ( Wait a minute....I thought the party was at your house.  Why are you "taking" the kids anywhere if they're supposed to be going to your house?? )  Husband texts her back, said he already emailed The Ex about it.  Husband then texts The Ex and asks her to please check her email and get back to him.  The Ex does not.   The next night, Husband sends The Ex another email saying he has no idea what's going on.  The Ex said the party was at...

  We were withholding placement because it was obvious Boyfriend was still drinking, The Ex was telling the kids to lie to us, and was risking both the kids and other people's health.  In our opinion, the kids did not need to be exposed to that and we could argue it out in front of a judge.   Every weekend that we withheld, The Ex and her family members would call Husband and Son's phones repeatedly, leaving messages, asking where we were, saying they were there to pick up the kids, etc.  Her mom even left Son a message saying, "Daddy's gonna pay for this eventually." ( Something every child needs to hear, an indirect threat against their father. )  Her mom told Husband on his voice mail that Daughter could've gotten lice from "either one of their houses" and that Daughter "was full of them when she came to [The Ex's]." ( No, she wasn't.  If it had come from our house, explain how nobody else in our house had lice, but The Ex'...