It's All My Husband's Fault

  Placement exchange has kind of always been an issue for The Ex.  When she had custody, she'd frequently drop the kids off late; if Husband said anything about it, she'd swear at him and hang up.  Now that we have custody, she always wants to pick them up early or wants Husband to pick them up late.  The Ex never tries to make arrangements in advance; typically she calls when she's half an hour away from our house and asks to pick the kids up early.  Then if Husband wants to pick them up at the same time on Sunday, The Ex acts offended that Husband wants them "early."   For almost a full year now, placement exchange time has been at 5:30pm.  Yes, there is the occasional rearranging of the place or time but Husband typically discusses it beforehand.  Most of the time, the exchanges take place at 5:30pm at the home of the parent ending custody.   Yesterday, Husband drove to New City.  He got there early, like he usually does; he finds...

  I realized last night that if stupidity came in layers, The Ex would be an onion.   For those who are just joining in, Husband had sent a change request to The Ex through 2houses back in November.  2houses sends the other parent an email any time a change or request is made.  I did not realize until last night that the parent sending the request can see a copy of exactly what is sent to the other parent.   These screenshots are identical to what The Ex saw when she opened her email.  I did not know until last night that the email included "Accept" and "Decline" buttons; you simply have to click one or the other, and I assume that the requesting parent would be notified of your choice.   The Ex did not utilize either of the buttons.  Instead, she logged into the website and sent this:   A friend of mine speculated that perhaps The Ex was confused because she didn't know which weekend was supposed to be hers.  I thought th...