It's All My Husband's Fault

  Grab some popcorn and buckle up - this is going to be lengthy.   Son and Girlfriend came down for the weekend.  They brought me some really pretty cutting boards with Bible verses on them; I was not expecting that and I thought it was the sweetest thing ever that they got me a "just because" gift.   Once Son was out of earshot, Girlfriend had a lot to say.  She told me some stuff about Ned, but most of it was The Ex.   Friday night, both Son and Girlfriend were telling me how The Ex was throwing a birthday party this weekend even though Son had told her weeks ago that they were coming by Husband and me.  Son said that they had gone over to The Ex & Ned's house recently and said, "She basically cornered me in the house and asked if we were coming to the party.  I told her no, we're going by Dad."  Son said that The Ex told him that Girlfriend had said that she wanted to come to the party instead of coming by us.  They went hom...

  The Ex has been posting on Facebook.  Not personal things, just sharing those pictures with quotes written on them.  Some of the most recent ones include: ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ "God, please remove anybody lying to me, using me, gossiping behind my back but pretending to love me to my face. Amen" ( The Ex apparently doesn't understand the irony of asking God to protect her from these kinds of people while simultaneously ignoring that every single thing written here describes her. ) "I used to feel like my side of the story needed to be told to keep facts right....now I don't care what story you choose to believe ✌️" ( Umm...this is really bizarre, especially considering that The Ex is typically the one making things up about other people. ) "I am in competition with no one.  I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone.  I am simply trying to be better than the person I was yesterday." ( Daughter cal...

  Thought I blogged about this years ago.  Someone brought it up recently and I had to go back to find the audio clip.   When we were withholding placement, The Ex was on the phone with the kids for nearly half an hour one night asking both of them what they wanted for Christmas.  The following is an actual excerpt from that conversation.   The Ex:  Grandma wants me to take her shopping to get you guys some stuff, so you need to think of some more things.   Son:  Mom, is "Black Ops II" on your list?   The Ex:  I'll write it.  What's the other one, "Halo 4"?   Son:  No, I don't want Halo.  That looks- no.  No.   The Ex:  What was it, "Halo 4" in case-   Son:  No, I don't want "Halo 4".   The Ex:  Alright.  What else, honey?   Son:  That's it.   The Ex:  Okay.  Was it "Halo 4" though, that you wanted?   Son:  ...well, you can get it if you...

  I blogged a few weeks back about The Ex pushing Daughter to get a job by her; The Ex set up an interview despite Daughter telling her that she didn't want to work at the bank.  The Ex told Daughter once she got the job, she'd have to tell Husband that she was going to be late on Fridays due to having to work until 5pm, and that she'd also have to work Mondays so she'd have to leave our house a day early.  Daughter said she was going to refuse to go to the interview; I told her to just go but explain what her schedule was because I'm sure that while The Ex was getting the interview set up, she didn't explain that Daughter doesn't live with her full-time.   Daughter grudgingly went to the interview.  We asked how it went.  Daughter said, "First of all, they shouldn't have spinny chairs in an interview room!" and started laughing.  Daughter said she kept turning side-to-side in her chair during the interview; she said the woman interviewing h...

  I honestly thought I blogged about Girlfriend's graduation.  I am so sorry for letting this slip through the cracks; you guys are going to love this.   Girlfriend graduated high school about a month and half ago.  I'm super proud of her because last year, they weren't even sure she was going to graduate; she had slacked off/skipped class too much.  Now she not only graduated, but she did it with a 2-month-old baby that she is exclusively breastfeeding.  I really give her props.   The graduation ceremony fell on The Ex's placement weekend.  Daughter asked if I was coming to the ceremony; I said yes and that I could take her with me to save The Ex a trip, but I worked until 5pm that day so I didn't want The Ex flipping out that we weren't going to be there at the typical exchange time of 5:30pm.  Daughter said no, it was fine.   We drove up to Tiny City, walked into the high school, and found where Son was sitting with The Ex, her k...

  The Ex has been doing her usual thing of not logging into 2houses regularly.  She logged in on May 8th and told Husband he was a jerk for charging her interest.  Husband emailed her on May 21st to give her a balance update after she sent a check home with Daughter; she didn't read it until June 13th.   On June 23rd, Husband gets an email that The Ex messaged him on 2houses: "Hi [Husband], [Daughter] had mentioned that you all were going to [Other State] this weekend. I'm not sure when your ( *you're ) leaving.  Friday is our exchange. ( This has literally been the arrangement for over 14 years.  What's next, she's going to email him to announce that they're divorced? ) I work until 5pm every day. ( That sounds like not my problem. ) Just in case I can't find someone to take her home on time( Let's all appreciate the Freudian slip of The Ex referring to our house as Daughter's "home." ), would you like to come pick her up on Thurs...