It's All My Husband's Fault

  The Ex hasn't unleashed her Holiday Crazy on Husband or myself this year.  I'd like to say I'm thankful but she released it on a number of other people in her family, which Son and Daughter were exposed to and honestly, I think that's worse than if she would have just yelled at us for it.  But anyway...   The Ex's family had planned to celebrate Christmas on the 21st at a hall, but then The Ex started the fight about Older Sister 2's boyfriend and how "they" didn't want him coming.  They ended up getting together at The Ex & Ned's house on the 21st anyway; not everyone was able to make it, but there were still at least 15 people there.  Then on Christmas Day, they had another get-together at The Ex & Ned's house which was the two of them, The Ex's youngest two kids, Son, Girlfriend, the baby, Daughter, and The Ex's parents.  Lucifer was not there. ( Daughter posted a picture of all the presents that were wrapped and I...

  I had wondered if The Ex was going to participate in Facebook's "10 Year Challenge" that was popping up all over the place.  She didn't, so I took the liberty of doing it for her.  This is actually a 12-year difference, but close enough.   Now you'll have to excuse me while I go pour bleach in my eyes. 

  I was filling out the order form for Daughter's basketball pictures.  ( You know, the ones where The Ex said she wanted a photo package and Daughter's senior banner for a grand total of $135? )  Daughter asked if I was filling out the form "for everything."  I said I was writing down what I wanted, I didn't know what The Ex wanted.  I asked if The Ex still wanted the $90 package; Daughter said no, she wanted something else.  I asked if The Ex still wanted the senior banner because I had called the school to ask and they said that we were able to buy more than one if we wanted.  Daughter said, "No, she said she was 'just kidding' about the banner." ( So...The Ex said she wanted a $45 banner as a joke?  Or a more realistic scenario is that a)The Ex thought the banner was free and said she wanted it, or b)The Ex thought we'd pay for it and she could have it. )  Daughter told me what The Ex wanted to order; it came to $42.   I asked how ...

   After the family fight that The Ex caused by addressing her sister in a group chat and stating that "they" don't want her long-term boyfriend coming to their family Christmas celebration, Daughter says that now they don't think they're celebrating Christmas together anymore.    The day after Nephew 3 said that he and his fiancee weren't coming, The Ex's brother asked if they were doing anything for Christmas and said he was going to start planning something else.  The Ex replied: "So, let's start with the Hall... it's $100.00 now. I may get back $50.00... IF IT'S CLEAN...( The Ex told everyone on December 4th that the hall was $50 and she'd get $25.  Less than a week later, she says that the hall is $100.00 and she might get $50.00 back.  And then she acts shocked when people accuse her of lying. ) On top of that, I'm not renting something for people to eat, open presents and leaving. ( ...I am utterly confused as to what else ...

  If you've followed this blog for any period of time, you've probably noticed that The Ex has a tendency to always claim that she never has any money.  This whining is not lost on the kids.  A few weeks ago, Husband asked Daughter if she wanted to eat before she left; she said no and that she was going to have The Ex buy her dinner and then added, "With money she doesn't have."   About two months ago, I blogged about The Ex posting on Facebook and implying that Husband "buys" Son's love.  You can read that post here .   Daughter recently told me that The Ex was irritated because she had ordered hoodies with Daughter's basketball team logo on them, but had received an email stating that they were unable to fulfill her order.  Daughter said that The Ex had spent $74 buying a hoodie for Daughter, a hoodie or shirt for Ned, and two hoodies for herself. ( Quite a big spender for someone who "doesn't have any money," but okay. )   ...

  The Ex's narcissism is engrained in every single relationship that she has.  She started a fight with one of her sisters over the weekend by bringing up something which could have been dealt with more discreetly and more maturely.  Get ready for the dumpster fire that is The Ex and her family. The Ex:  It's come to our attention [older sister 2] that you invited [older sister's long-term boyfriend]??? I'm so sorry [older sister 2] but many of us don't feel comfortable with him coming. We wish u would have avoided this and asked us first if it was "OK" if he came??? BUT we c he hasn't changed. ( Who is this "we" she keeps referring to?  Obviously. somebody else in the family has been discussing this with The Ex behind the sister's back. )              WE really want you to come to our Christmas. We've planned this for a very long time... The Ex's niece:  Maybe a private message would've been better..just sayin ( I ...

    After The Ex asked if she could have Daughter on our weekend so that they could celebrate Thanksgiving, Husband replied saying that if she wanted Daughter, they could switch weekends and to let him know what she wanted to do. ( I blogged about it all in this  post. )  Since her original correspondence, The Ex has not logged into 2houses.  Not to check the calendar, not to read Husband's response to her question, nothing.  Not one single time in the past 17 days.   Of course, I discussed this with Girlfriend.  I told her that The Ex wanted Daughter on our weekend but outright refused to switch because Husband "owed her way too many."  Girlfriend replied, "Are you for real why can't she just be not crazy" ( Honestly, it's such a breath of fresh air knowing that someone else sees how absurd The Ex's behavior is. )  I told Girlfriend that The Ex had given us 3 days' notice and then still expected us to give up our weekend; Girlfri...