The tides are slowly beginning to turn.
I often feel like I want to "expose" The Ex to the kids. I want to point out everything that she's lied to them about over the years, how she is constantly trying to drive a wedge between them and Husband just to make herself feel better. But I don't do that for multiple reasons. The primary reason is that Son and Daughter are still children and don't need that burden placed upon them, especially from both sides of their family. I love them more than my ego. If something gets brought up, then we will address it but we don't go out of our way to tell them what really happened, and we most certainly don't bad-mouth their mother. The Ex is another story. For the past decade, her primary objective has been to portray Husband in a negative light. It doesn't matter what the circumstance is. If Husband says or does something, The Ex will twist what the events and "show" the kids how he has hurt her. If Husband does nothing...