What we've got here is a failure to communicate (Paul Newman is awesome)
Once again, The Ex is ignoring the emails she receives from Husband. Three weeks ago, Husband emailed her and asked about school pictures for the kids. Husband also stated in that email that for away games, Son rode the bus with his team to and from the game; if the parents wanted to transport their child, they would need to give a signed note to the coach. The Ex managed to find enough free time in her busy schedule (Please note that was typed with an excessive amount of sarcasm) to order pictures from Son's school and to ask Husband to send the order form for Daughter, stating she would like to order something similar to what she ordered for Son's pictures. The Ex also asked Husband to give the coach a note saying she would be picking up Son from his game that Friday, and asked him to give her the coach's email and phone number; Husband replied and said he would provide the note, and also gave the coach's contact info to The Ex.
Last week, we got the order form for Daughter's pictures. Husband scanned it, uploaded it and emailed it to The Ex; he asked her to let him know which pictures she would like and said that the order needed to be in by Monday. Husband also asked for the second time if she had health insurance for the kids (I think this is why she's avoiding him. My belief is that she's eligible to purchase coverage; she's cheap and doesn't want to do anything that would benefit her children in any possible way, so she just doesn't answer his email.)
Monday rolled around - no answer. I could have pulled a complete bitch move here and not ordered any of Daughter's pictures for The Ex. Technically, she didn't answer and say what she wanted but technically, she had said 2 weeks earlier that she wanted something "similar" to what she ordered for Son's pictures. So fine, we found the package that was most similar and ordered it for The Ex.
Husband then emailed The Ex and said she had not replied to his email, so he had ordered Daughter's pictures for her based on what she said earlier. Husband also said Son had another away game this Friday; if The Ex was planning on picking Son up from there, then please let Husband know so that he could give a note to the coach saying Son would not be riding the bus back. Husband asked for the third time about health insurance and asked The Ex to let him know in the next 48 hours (It's already a court order but maybe if we put it in writing, it'll sink in)
The Ex was on Facebook about 2 hours after Husband sent this email on Monday morning; no reply to the email. The Ex was on Facebook on Monday night; no reply to the email. The Ex was on Facebook on Tuesday night; no reply to the email.
It has now been nearly seventy-four hours since Husband asked and The Ex has yet to answer. Because we have received no answer, we will not be giving a note to the coach. We offered to provide the note; The Ex did not respond. The Ex was provided with contact information for the coach. This is her weekend, therefore it is her responsibility to make arrangements for transportation of Son and Daughter.
I am curious as to what's going to happen tomorrow night. If The Ex surprises all of us by planning ahead and contacting the coach herself to say Son will not be riding the bus, then great for everyone. If The Ex drives over an hour only to be told that she has to follow the bus all the way back to the school, it's not going to be pretty. If this is what happens, then The Ex and her entire family are going to blame Husband, but he will not be responsible for this. The Ex is an adult(Or so we're led to believe) and if she would follow the court order, things like this would never be an issue. It is not our job to follow up every time she drops the ball on her kids.
Last week, we got the order form for Daughter's pictures. Husband scanned it, uploaded it and emailed it to The Ex; he asked her to let him know which pictures she would like and said that the order needed to be in by Monday. Husband also asked for the second time if she had health insurance for the kids (I think this is why she's avoiding him. My belief is that she's eligible to purchase coverage; she's cheap and doesn't want to do anything that would benefit her children in any possible way, so she just doesn't answer his email.)
Monday rolled around - no answer. I could have pulled a complete bitch move here and not ordered any of Daughter's pictures for The Ex. Technically, she didn't answer and say what she wanted but technically, she had said 2 weeks earlier that she wanted something "similar" to what she ordered for Son's pictures. So fine, we found the package that was most similar and ordered it for The Ex.
Husband then emailed The Ex and said she had not replied to his email, so he had ordered Daughter's pictures for her based on what she said earlier. Husband also said Son had another away game this Friday; if The Ex was planning on picking Son up from there, then please let Husband know so that he could give a note to the coach saying Son would not be riding the bus back. Husband asked for the third time about health insurance and asked The Ex to let him know in the next 48 hours (It's already a court order but maybe if we put it in writing, it'll sink in)
The Ex was on Facebook about 2 hours after Husband sent this email on Monday morning; no reply to the email. The Ex was on Facebook on Monday night; no reply to the email. The Ex was on Facebook on Tuesday night; no reply to the email.
It has now been nearly seventy-four hours since Husband asked and The Ex has yet to answer. Because we have received no answer, we will not be giving a note to the coach. We offered to provide the note; The Ex did not respond. The Ex was provided with contact information for the coach. This is her weekend, therefore it is her responsibility to make arrangements for transportation of Son and Daughter.
I am curious as to what's going to happen tomorrow night. If The Ex surprises all of us by planning ahead and contacting the coach herself to say Son will not be riding the bus, then great for everyone. If The Ex drives over an hour only to be told that she has to follow the bus all the way back to the school, it's not going to be pretty. If this is what happens, then The Ex and her entire family are going to blame Husband, but he will not be responsible for this. The Ex is an adult(Or so we're led to believe) and if she would follow the court order, things like this would never be an issue. It is not our job to follow up every time she drops the ball on her kids.
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