It's All My Husband's Fault

  I got a text yesterday from a friend of ours, who had also attended the graduation with her husband and two daughters; she said that she and her oldest daughter had tested positive for COVID and we needed to be aware of any symptoms.  Not five minutes after my friend told me about her positive diagnosis, someone totally unrelated to them came into my work for two reasons; one was actually work-related and the other was to tell me about my friend's diagnosis so apparently, the news was already spreading around School City like wildfire.   I told Daughter and said she probably ought to tell The Ex about it because a)The Ex and Ned were both at graduation and b)Daughter is supposed to go to Tiny City this weekend for a group birthday/graduation party.  Daughter thought maybe we could just skip informing The Ex of everything but I pointed out that The Ex's parents were supposed to attend the party; The Ex's dad has had health issues for years, dating back to when Husba...

  Daughter had taken a screenshot of the email sent out by the school regarding the graduation ceremony and procedures, which included picking up your tickets at the school office; she sent the screenshot to The Ex.  The Ex replied that she didn't have any tickets.  Daughter told her that we had the tickets.  The Ex replied, "GREAT..."     The night of graduation, Daughter called The Ex for something.  Not entirely sure what.  Either way, The Ex had previously told Daughter that she was going to be done with work at 4pm.  Daughter called The Ex around 4:15-4:30pm; The Ex was still at work.  Daughter said that The Ex asked if we were all going to sit separately.  Daughter told her that we'd probably all be sitting together because we were all there for the same kid.  The Ex argued that the school shouldn't be sitting us together because we don't all live in the same household; The Ex then told Daughter to tell the school to...

  You guys.  Daughter is turning 18 tomorrow.  I have been waiting for this moment for years and it's almost hard to process that we literally will never have to speak to The Ex again unless we want to do so.  No more sharing schedules, no more delayed or cancelled plans because she can't make up her mind, no more arguing.  It is going to be absolutely glorious.  With all of that being said, The Ex is still up to her typical BS with everything and throwing Daughter smack dab in the middle of it.   We're planning a graduation party for Daughter in August.  Trying to be civil, I told Daughter that she could invite her mom's side of the family if she wanted them to come.  Daughter took it one step further and invited not only The Ex's family, but also The Ex and Ned. ( I cringed when I saw The Ex's name on the guest list because quite frankly, I don't want that evil spawn anywhere near my house.  But I suppose that if it's for Daughter and ...

  Going back a few months, we were planning to go out-of-state to visit Husband's parents while the kids were on spring break; his mom's health has been declining and we didn't want to risk postponing our trip until the summer only for her health to deteriorate and us not getting to spend that last time with her.   We had everything lined up; rental car arranged, we were both scheduled to have off of work.  And then coronavirus happened.  We all agreed that it would be better to just wait things out and we could come later in the year; Husband's mom said she wanted to see us, but she understood.   A month after canceling our initial trip, we got our stimulus check so we booked flights to Husband's home state.  We're scheduled to leave in less than 2 weeks.  Apparently, The Ex is just about losing her mind over this right now.   Last week, The Ex shared a post about Chicago requiring travelers to self-quarantine if they traveled to and then returne...

  The Ex has been busy with her crap lately.  Not so much with Husband or me, but definitely with Son and Daughter.   The Ex had previously told her family that she wanted to have a huge get-together on the 4th of July; she wanted to celebrate all of the birthdays, Mother's Day, and Father's Day that they had missed together because of the pandemic.  Daughter also told me that The Ex said she might add Daughter's graduation party into the mix as well.   It almost seems as if The Ex really doesn't care about Daughter's graduation, considering that she was just going to lump her graduation celebration in with everything else.  Not only that but a few weeks ago she had sent a video to her family of herself talking about what an "awesome job" her youngest son had done with his at-home schooling.  The Ex claimed that her son, who was in 2nd grade, had "3X as much homework" as her daughter, who was in 6th grade; The Ex also claimed that her son had rec...