Can we say "contempt"?
We sat down for dinner Monday night. Son asked if The Ex was picking them up. ( According to The Ex, Husband should just automatically know if/when/how she is picking up the kids and write notes on her behalf because....um...just because he should, so there. Son is now asking US if The Ex is picking them up. Clearly, this is not our issue if her own child is doubtful about whether or not his mother is coming to get him. ) We tell Son that we don't know because The Ex has not replied. Son shakes his head and says, "Her email doesn't work." ( Oh my dear heavens, here we go again. ) I look at him and ask, "....again?!" Son nods yes; The Ex is supposedly having problems with her email for the millionth time this year. I ask Son, "Why is it that your mom is the only person to always have a problem with her email?" Son shrugs. ( The answer would be, "Because my mom is a dumb ass" but then I probably would have told him not to say...