The Last Hurrah, continued.

  I knew that The Ex was dragging Son into this court drama and was pretty sure she was dragging Daughter into it also.  Well, I got my confirmation.  I found out that The Ex had been texting Daughter the same exact day that she got served.  She was served at 12:50pm and started texting Daughter at 2:10pm.

   The Ex:  I am so hurt right now by your dad and [my name, misspelled]. (Here we go again with how "hurt" she is.  I'm honestly so incredibly tired of that word; she uses it for everything.)
   Daughter:  Why? What happen?

   The Ex:  All they are, are money hungry assholes (We're "money-hungry assholes" because we expect The Ex to pay for half of her children's medical bills.)
   The Ex:  Maybe its (*it's) a good idea your (*you're) not coming up for a while (Here comes the narcissism - making Daughter feel guilty/responsible for the situation that The Ex created)

   Daughter:  WHATTTTT

   The Ex:  Im trying to work and answer phones trying not to cry (Cry about what?  You brought this on yourself.  There is absolutely nothing to cry about.)
   Daughter:  What happen

   The Ex:  Since u believe everything that comes out of [Husband] and [my name, still misspelled]s lying mouths. Just stay stay there from now on. (So because she's pissed at me and Husband, she's going to tell Daughter not to come visit?  Awesome parenting.)

   The Ex:  I DON'T WANT TO B HURT ANYMORE (I still fail to see how this "hurt" her.  I also don't know why she's shouting at Daughter.  I also love how emphatic and powerful this statement was, right up until she abbreviated the word "BE" by removing a single vowel...now it just looks stupid.)

   Daughter:  Okay can you tell me what's going on? (This is literally the third time that Daughter has asked The Ex to explain what is going on.)

   Daughter:  You're not making any sense.

   The Ex:  U would say that (Hooooly shit.)
   The Ex:  Your dad is taking me to court for $359.54. (Plus service fees, lost wages, and any additional costs incurred by this motion.)

   The Ex:  Says I haven't paid anything to him (We pointed out that The Ex paid off a money judgment against her for nearly $2,300 in August 2017 but made no payments to Husband from November 2016 through April 2019.  Husband never once stated that The Ex "hasn't paid anything.")

   The Ex:  I gave you numerous check to give him (We included a copy of every single check that The Ex and Ned had written out to Husband from January 2016 to March 2020.  The Ex keeps harping on the fact that she made payments, which we never denied.)

   The Ex:  Then in another # he states I have only given him $30 (This was a wording error on my part.  I had typed out the affidavit to state that The Ex should have received a $1,200 stimulus check this year, but she only made one payment of $30.00; I didn't specify that the "one payment" was "one payment this year."  But that's easily explained in court if the argument were to arise.  I'd have to be a complete dumbass to claim that The Ex only made a single payment over how many years, while simultaneously providing proof of multiple payments.)

   The Ex:  Hes complaining about anything and everything in here. Goes back to 2014 (We had to "go back to 2014" because that's the year that we got an order requiring The Ex to respond to email, we got an order finding The Ex in contempt, and we started using 2houses.  2014 was a pretty relevant year for this court case so yes, we have to "go back to 2014" in order to provide reference for all of these things.)

   The Ex:  Wants me to pay ALL COSTS (Well, yeah.  You're the one not following the court order; you're the one not doing what you were told; you're the one forcing it to a contempt hearing.  I'm not paying for all of it because you don't want to do what you were ordered.)
   The Ex:  And fees

   The Ex:  Its an order to show cause of contempt (The first page of this entire motion is titled "Order to Show Cause for Finding of Contempt" which means she has to come to court and prove why she's not in contempt.  An "order to show cause of contempt" would be something entirely different.)

   Daughter:  I never heard about any of this. So of course I would know what you are talking about. And yes you have handed me checks before. (Daughter never heard about it because we didn't bring it up.  That's what responsible parents do; they keep their bullshit out of their kids' lives.)

   The Ex:  He wants me to pay him within 30 days and or face additional penalties also take my wages (We requested that either The Ex be ordered to repay Husband within 30 days of the hearing or face additional penalties; there was no "and or" about it.  We requested that as an alternative to this, that the court reopen a child support case against The Ex and add the balance to child support in order to be garnished from her wages; that's what the court ordered the last time that they found her in contempt.  We didn't request that The Ex pay in 30 days AND face additional penalties AND garnish her wages.  She's dumber than a box of rocks...)

   The Ex:  Garnish my wages... FOR FUCKING $359.54..... (Well you're certainly not paying it on your own, are you?  And what happened to "trying not to cry"?  Looks like someone flipped the bitch switch real quick.)
   Daughter:  Really?

   The Ex:  Did he give u your stimulus check $500
   The Ex:  Or he kept it

   The Ex:  Only asking bc he states I got one and could have paid him (You did and you could have.)

   Daughter:  No I didn't get one.

   The Ex:  I want to to say that he received yours and he should have taken half of that off my balance since he didn't give it to you (It took her almost 2 weeks but she said it and Husband told her she was wrong.  Daughter got nothing from the stimulus check.  Going back to this same argument, I don't know how or why The Ex can say that Husband should have given Daughter $500 but then say that half of it belongs to The Ex.  She's can't even create a valid argument.)
   The Ex:  Will you go to court with me, grandma and grandpa (This entire sentence is quite possibly the most stupid thing that I've read.  I don't even know how you ask your child to come to a contempt hearing in family court without feeling like a total piece of shit.  Additionally, The Ex went without seeing her parents for months during the pandemic but now wants them to travel nearly two hours in one direction just to come to court with her; both of her parents are in poor health and her dad is in a wheelchair.  This woman is a complete and utter train wreck.)

  Two days later, The Ex texted Daughter asking if she was mad at her and if that was why she wasn't responding.  Daughter said no, she wasn't mad but she'd been working when The Ex had texted her about being served.  After all that absurdity, I'm sure you're just as irritated as I had been.  I'm just worn down after nearly a decade and a half of watching this woman destroy herself, tell everyone that it's not her fault, and attempt to drag her children down with her.

  After such a negative blog post, hopefully this will make you smile: there was a notice in our mailbox yesterday indicating that The Ex mailed something to Husband that requires a signature.  It was marked as a "letter" so I'm betting it's a check; Husband is going to pick it up today after he gets out of work.  The few people I've talked to about this have asked what we're going to do if the check isn't for the full amount.  I said at this point, I'm willing to just settle even if it's only $400 just to be done with her.  However, if the check is only for the bills themselves and does not include the nearly $80 in service fees, then we're going to court.

  I checked the tracking number; apparently, The Ex mailed it out on Tuesday morning and then texted Husband saying that she'd found his email in her spam folder.

  My dad thinks that The Ex is going to play games and try to short Husband some of the money.  I said while it wouldn't surprise me, I don't think she's that stupid.  You see, The Ex was more than happy to ignore the bills because she wanted to spite Husband.  But now that Husband has filed with the court, the dynamic has shifted.  The Ex may still be trying to spite Husband, but that's no longer her primary focus; she's now concentrating on protecting herself because she knows that going through with this court hearing would be absolutely detrimental to her.  She has zero explanation and no defense for why she should not be found in contempt.  Playing games is not going to end well for her, particularly with the hearing less than two weeks away.

  So that's things as of right now.  Husband should be picking up the check within the next two hours and we'll have our answer as to whether or not The Ex actually wants to avoid court.