I'm sure this will also be Husband's fault
In exchange for us getting every other weekend with Son and Daughter, we agreed to let The Ex have the kids any days that they have off of school. Son and Daughter have off of school at the end of this month, which would be Husband's weekend but the order reads that he and The Ex will switch so she can get the makeup days.
Husband emailed her a week and a half ago, saying the kids had off and they needed to switch. He says if it works for her, he'd like to keep the kids the weekend of the 24th; she can pick up the kids on Wednesday the 29th and keep them through the 2nd.
Five days later, she finally replies to the email(As a forward. I still can't fathom why she clicks "forward" instead of "reply."):
"[Husband],
We were actually planning [her and Boyfriend's son] party that weekend. (Their son turned 3 last week. They're planning his party over two weeks after his birthday, because...um...yeah.) I'm sorry but I won't be able to exchange that weekend. You can exchange on the weekend of the 8th of November. (Okay, and what if we don't want that weekend? What if we have plans and that doesn't work for us?) Let me know? (Why is this written as a question?)
[The Ex]" (I'm probably...no, I am just nit-picking. But honestly, this email sounds stupid. She types more than she needs to without adding any more information, she keeps using the word "exchange" because she thinks it sounds very intelligent on her part. Of course, all of her efforts are in vain because she doesn't use apostrophes or periods in their appropriate places.)
Additionally, this signature was tacked onto the end of the email:
"Sent from my [company name] Smartphone (But I thought her email didn't work...?)"
Husband replied, said thank you for letting him know and they would just switch the weekends of the 1st and the 8th.
Then came Monday.
Daughter and Baby Girl are both involved in Group at their school. Husband emailed The Ex and asked about this last month; she replied and said that she was okay with Daughter joining Group. Monday afternoon, I pick up the girls from school. They say that Group is having an activity on the 26th (The weekend that The Ex said she couldn't switch) and a sleepover on the 29th because there is no school on the 30th.(The Ex is supposed to pick up Son and Daughter on the 29th) Daughter asks if she can go to both activities; I tell her that Husband will email The Ex about it.
I talked to Husband on the phone, told him what was going on and that he'd have to email The Ex. Daughter then announced that she already texted The Ex and asked her if she could stay for the sleepover. I tell Daughter she's not in trouble, but in the future to leave it to Husband; it's not her job to relay things from Dad to Mom/Mom to Dad. Daughter shrugs and says she was already texting The Ex so she figured she'd just ask.
A little while later, I made a comment about Daughter participating in Group activities. Daughter says, "Oh, [Mom] said yes?" I say Husband is going to email her about it, but The Ex really can't say no; this is an activity that she agreed Daughter could participate in. I said it was no different than Son's football; The Ex was not allowed to say she only wanted him to play in certain games that weren't on her weekends. Daughter nodded and said, "Well, she already told me I could stay for the sleepover." (I'm positive The Ex said that Daughter could stay because she didn't realize that she was supposed to be picking them up that same night.)
Husband sent The Ex an email saying he just found out about these two activities. He said Daughter would need to be at the church by 10am on the 26th to get ready, so please let him know how she would like to arrange for Daughter to be there. He also said the sleepover was planned for the 29th and asked if it would work okay for her to pick up Son and Daughter instead on the 30th.
The Ex is supposed to answer before 6pm tonight. I'm not expecting an answer by then but if/when she does reply, I am sure it's not going to be pleasant. How dare the kids have activities on her time; Husband is such a selfish douche.
Husband emailed her a week and a half ago, saying the kids had off and they needed to switch. He says if it works for her, he'd like to keep the kids the weekend of the 24th; she can pick up the kids on Wednesday the 29th and keep them through the 2nd.
Five days later, she finally replies to the email(As a forward. I still can't fathom why she clicks "forward" instead of "reply."):
"[Husband],
We were actually planning [her and Boyfriend's son] party that weekend. (Their son turned 3 last week. They're planning his party over two weeks after his birthday, because...um...yeah.) I'm sorry but I won't be able to exchange that weekend. You can exchange on the weekend of the 8th of November. (Okay, and what if we don't want that weekend? What if we have plans and that doesn't work for us?) Let me know? (Why is this written as a question?)
[The Ex]" (I'm probably...no, I am just nit-picking. But honestly, this email sounds stupid. She types more than she needs to without adding any more information, she keeps using the word "exchange" because she thinks it sounds very intelligent on her part. Of course, all of her efforts are in vain because she doesn't use apostrophes or periods in their appropriate places.)
Additionally, this signature was tacked onto the end of the email:
"Sent from my [company name] Smartphone (But I thought her email didn't work...?)"
Husband replied, said thank you for letting him know and they would just switch the weekends of the 1st and the 8th.
Then came Monday.
Daughter and Baby Girl are both involved in Group at their school. Husband emailed The Ex and asked about this last month; she replied and said that she was okay with Daughter joining Group. Monday afternoon, I pick up the girls from school. They say that Group is having an activity on the 26th (The weekend that The Ex said she couldn't switch) and a sleepover on the 29th because there is no school on the 30th.(The Ex is supposed to pick up Son and Daughter on the 29th) Daughter asks if she can go to both activities; I tell her that Husband will email The Ex about it.
I talked to Husband on the phone, told him what was going on and that he'd have to email The Ex. Daughter then announced that she already texted The Ex and asked her if she could stay for the sleepover. I tell Daughter she's not in trouble, but in the future to leave it to Husband; it's not her job to relay things from Dad to Mom/Mom to Dad. Daughter shrugs and says she was already texting The Ex so she figured she'd just ask.
A little while later, I made a comment about Daughter participating in Group activities. Daughter says, "Oh, [Mom] said yes?" I say Husband is going to email her about it, but The Ex really can't say no; this is an activity that she agreed Daughter could participate in. I said it was no different than Son's football; The Ex was not allowed to say she only wanted him to play in certain games that weren't on her weekends. Daughter nodded and said, "Well, she already told me I could stay for the sleepover." (I'm positive The Ex said that Daughter could stay because she didn't realize that she was supposed to be picking them up that same night.)
Husband sent The Ex an email saying he just found out about these two activities. He said Daughter would need to be at the church by 10am on the 26th to get ready, so please let him know how she would like to arrange for Daughter to be there. He also said the sleepover was planned for the 29th and asked if it would work okay for her to pick up Son and Daughter instead on the 30th.
The Ex is supposed to answer before 6pm tonight. I'm not expecting an answer by then but if/when she does reply, I am sure it's not going to be pleasant. How dare the kids have activities on her time; Husband is such a selfish douche.
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