Once again, it's all my husband's fault!
Friday was...special. I was talking to Daughter on the way to school and when I said that The Ex had the coach's number, Daughter speculated that maybe The Ex had contacted him directly.
After my last blog post, I texted the coach and said I wasn't sure what was going on because Husband asked The Ex if she needed a note turned in, but she never got back to him. I said Son had told me that morning that either The Ex or her dad was picking him up from the game and I wasn't sure if she had contacted him about it. I also told the coach that Husband had given his number to The Ex a few weeks ago.
The coach texted back and said he did not hear anything and was not given a form, and without the form Son would not be allowed to leave. I told the coach that this was explained the The Ex two weeks ago; also asked if we or she could just bring the note to the game. The coach said no, the note needed to be turned in ahead of time.
Daughter gets out of school; I say I talked to the coach and he said that The Ex did not contact him. Daughter immediately texts The Ex and tells her that she needs to call the coach right away (Because it's now her responsibility at the age of 12 to make sure that her mom is acting like a responsible adult) Daughter texts back and forth for awhile, then tells us that The Ex "thought she could just call the coach and tell him she was picking [Son] up from the game." (Exactly three weeks before all of this, this is what Husband wrote to The Ex verbatim: "The coach said that the team needs to ride the bus together to and from the away games, unless he has a signed note from the parent one or two days before the game saying that they will be driving their son." Somehow, The Ex interpreted that to mean, "You can call the day of the game and try to give a verbal excuse for your child to not ride the bus.")
Later that night, The Ex showed up at halftime. This was after Son had already played, gotten hurt, and benched for the remainder of the game. Daughter said something about us picking Son up from the high school in School City. Husband said, "He's not going with you this weekend?" Daughter replied, "No, Mom's not gonna drive all the way back there!" (Way to make your kids feel like they're worth your time and effort.)
At the end of the game, the coach told all of us repeatedly that he would let Son leave with us ONLY because it was a medical situation he wanted Son to get checked out at a hospital; he emphasized that a note was required for any other game. (I felt like saying, "Yes, we've all been aware of that for weeks now. Eeeeevery single person here.")
After we left the game, Husband got a couple text messages from The Ex. Some were missing so I'm not sure what she completely tried saying to him, and most of what I can recall from memory was:
"[Husband]. I just called the coach to tell him I would be picking up [Son] from the game.(At 3:40pm on the day of the game.) He said there's a form that needs to be filled out. (Husband told you two weeks ago that a note that needs to be signed and you acknowledged that.) He said he didn't get one but maybe one of the other coaches did. (You're right, the coach didn't get anything. That's because Husband asked what you wanted done and you ignored him.) You are with the kids during the week. I am not. (What does that have to do with any of this? Like they're not your kids when they're here? You're not responsible for them just because Husband has them? Honestly, what does that even mean?) You should be the one filling out t" (That was where the text ended)
We came to find out later that The Ex told the kids that we (Husband AND myself) "did this on purpose" and that Husband is just trying to waste all of her money and her gas. (Yeah, because we're the ones always talking to the kids about money and telling them that we don't have any; we're the ones who stay in a dysfunctional relationship so we can drive a brand-new van; we're the ones who give away the kids' pets on the premise that we can't afford to feed them. Yup, we're completely worried about what she does with her money and we are just trying to waste it, because we are evil.)
What really cracks me up about this whole situation is that we told her the note was required, we gave her the coach's contact info, and we offered to provide a note. The Ex was fully aware a note was required, ignored Husband's offer to provide a note, waited until the last minute to make arrangements, tried to do it her way instead of by school policy, and is now blaming Husband because it didn't work out the way she wanted it to.
Can you guys even believe how selfish Husband is?!!?!??!?!
After my last blog post, I texted the coach and said I wasn't sure what was going on because Husband asked The Ex if she needed a note turned in, but she never got back to him. I said Son had told me that morning that either The Ex or her dad was picking him up from the game and I wasn't sure if she had contacted him about it. I also told the coach that Husband had given his number to The Ex a few weeks ago.
The coach texted back and said he did not hear anything and was not given a form, and without the form Son would not be allowed to leave. I told the coach that this was explained the The Ex two weeks ago; also asked if we or she could just bring the note to the game. The coach said no, the note needed to be turned in ahead of time.
Daughter gets out of school; I say I talked to the coach and he said that The Ex did not contact him. Daughter immediately texts The Ex and tells her that she needs to call the coach right away (Because it's now her responsibility at the age of 12 to make sure that her mom is acting like a responsible adult) Daughter texts back and forth for awhile, then tells us that The Ex "thought she could just call the coach and tell him she was picking [Son] up from the game." (Exactly three weeks before all of this, this is what Husband wrote to The Ex verbatim: "The coach said that the team needs to ride the bus together to and from the away games, unless he has a signed note from the parent one or two days before the game saying that they will be driving their son." Somehow, The Ex interpreted that to mean, "You can call the day of the game and try to give a verbal excuse for your child to not ride the bus.")
Later that night, The Ex showed up at halftime. This was after Son had already played, gotten hurt, and benched for the remainder of the game. Daughter said something about us picking Son up from the high school in School City. Husband said, "He's not going with you this weekend?" Daughter replied, "No, Mom's not gonna drive all the way back there!" (Way to make your kids feel like they're worth your time and effort.)
At the end of the game, the coach told all of us repeatedly that he would let Son leave with us ONLY because it was a medical situation he wanted Son to get checked out at a hospital; he emphasized that a note was required for any other game. (I felt like saying, "Yes, we've all been aware of that for weeks now. Eeeeevery single person here.")
After we left the game, Husband got a couple text messages from The Ex. Some were missing so I'm not sure what she completely tried saying to him, and most of what I can recall from memory was:
"[Husband]. I just called the coach to tell him I would be picking up [Son] from the game.(At 3:40pm on the day of the game.) He said there's a form that needs to be filled out. (Husband told you two weeks ago that a note that needs to be signed and you acknowledged that.) He said he didn't get one but maybe one of the other coaches did. (You're right, the coach didn't get anything. That's because Husband asked what you wanted done and you ignored him.) You are with the kids during the week. I am not. (What does that have to do with any of this? Like they're not your kids when they're here? You're not responsible for them just because Husband has them? Honestly, what does that even mean?) You should be the one filling out t" (That was where the text ended)
We came to find out later that The Ex told the kids that we (Husband AND myself) "did this on purpose" and that Husband is just trying to waste all of her money and her gas. (Yeah, because we're the ones always talking to the kids about money and telling them that we don't have any; we're the ones who stay in a dysfunctional relationship so we can drive a brand-new van; we're the ones who give away the kids' pets on the premise that we can't afford to feed them. Yup, we're completely worried about what she does with her money and we are just trying to waste it, because we are evil.)
What really cracks me up about this whole situation is that we told her the note was required, we gave her the coach's contact info, and we offered to provide a note. The Ex was fully aware a note was required, ignored Husband's offer to provide a note, waited until the last minute to make arrangements, tried to do it her way instead of by school policy, and is now blaming Husband because it didn't work out the way she wanted it to.
Can you guys even believe how selfish Husband is?!!?!??!?!
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