It's All My Husband's Fault

  Omg, you guys.   The Ex is cheating on Boyfriend.   I don't know if she's actually physically done anything with this new guy, but she's sneaking around to see this guy when Boyfriend's not around.  Even if it hasn't gone physical, she is absolutely having an emotional affair.  Plus she cheated on Husband in the past, so my guess is she's totally banging this dude already.   She posted some picture on Facebook about how much she loves spending "every day that she can" with her "man" which I thought was really weird because she and Boyfriend are married and live together, so it's not that hard to spend time together, right?  But that was before I found out she was cheating; I had assumed that she was referring to Boyfriend.  Now I'm almost certain it wasn't.   Also, New Guy is aware that Boyfriend is in the picture and is apparently trashy enough to not care that his new girlfriend IS FREAKING MARRIED.   Ew.  Ew, everywhere.

***  Disclaimer:  This blog post involves discussing menstruation and the female reproductive system.  If you get uncomfortable with these topic(s), you might want to skip this one.  ***   I'll be quite honest - a lot of people don't like talking about private things with their parents.  Even though as grown adults we all realize that "we all go through it" and it's normal, it doesn't make it easier when we're younger.  This is why Husband and I try very, very hard to talk openly about things and always tell all of our kids that there is nothing to be ashamed of; their bodies are changing, things are different, they're going to have questions and it's absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about or ashamed of. ( Did I tell you that Son asked me how you french-kiss?  Afterward he asked if I thought it was "weird" that he asked me; I told him no, because he didn't know how, he wanted to know, and that was totally normal for his age. ) ...

  There's a picture circulating the Internet that reads, "She's crazy.  And just when you think you've reached the bottom of her craziness, there's a crazy underground garage."  I don't know if you guys have seen it or heard that saying before, but it is true.  So very, very true.   Husband gets an email last Wednesday: "[Husband] ( I'm not exaggerating, she put this many lines between the greeting and the actual message )   I have not received any emails from you in a long time. ( Husband hadn't emailed her for one week.  Interesting how she sends an email just to say she hasn't gotten any emails.  She's not this efficient in any other aspect of her life, so when she emails just to "check in" I assume she's up to something. ) Are you sure you are sending them to this email? ( She brings this up because once earlier this year, Husband sent an email to her old address.  ONCE. )   I received your Letter ( Why is th...

  So about this whole sleepover deal...   Husband found out about it on the 13th, emailed The Ex right away and told her about it; asked if she just wanted to pick up the kids the following night.  No answer.   Husband emailed The Ex about the sleepover again on the 17th.  The Ex got this email, because she made a comment to Daughter on the 20th about something that was written in that email.   Husband mailed out the letter on the 20th telling The Ex that if she was going to continue to ignore his emails, he'd have to file for contempt.  The court got the letter on the 22nd, so presumably The Ex got the letter the same day.  She finally replied on the 22nd, rambling on about other things and asking if Husband wanted to switch weekends.   Husband emailed back half an hour later, said that he'd keep the kids this weekend and she would get them for the next two weekends; asked again about her picking up the kids after the sleepover....

  Daughter and Baby Girl have their Group sleepover tomorrow night.  Husband emailed The Ex about this back on the 13th and asked her if she'd like to pick up the kids Thursday night; she replied to that email nine days after but never addressed the question about the sleepover.   As it turns out, The Ex has invited herself to the sleepover.  She asked Daughter if she wanted her to stay; Daughter's answer was, "I think [my name] is, but yeah, you can come."  The Ex then complained and asked Daughter why she doesn't "ask Mom first?" ( Because Mom doesn't come to her activities.  Because all Mom does is complain about never having money or gas, so Daughter's not going to ask her to make an extra trip.  Because this sleepover is for the girls, not a mother-daughter activity.  Because it's not a competition between The Ex and myself.  There are any number of reasons that Daughter did not ask you "first."  Come to think of it, Daughte...

  Husband emailed The Ex last Monday about the two Group activities for Daughter.  No answer.   Husband emailed The Ex last Friday; attached a receipt for Group, attached a copy of a bill for Son's stitches from 11 months ago that The Ex has not made any payments on, asked again about Group activities for Daughter, and asked again about The Ex getting health insurance.  No answer.   Husband typed up a physical letter and mailed it to The Ex, also sending copies to the court and to Attorney 4.  Husband reminded The Ex that she agreed to check text messages and emails on a daily basis, that she would acknowledge the messages in 24 hours and reply in 48 hours.  Husband said that since this had been written into the order, The Ex had violated this almost two dozen times.  Husband pointed out that this month alone, he had sent The Ex six emails about Son and Daughter; she replied once and it was five days after Husband emailed her, not in 48 hours....

  In exchange for us getting every other weekend with Son and Daughter, we agreed to let The Ex have the kids any days that they have off of school.  Son and Daughter have off of school at the end of this month, which would be Husband's weekend but the order reads that he and The Ex will switch so she can get the makeup days.   Husband emailed her a week and a half ago, saying the kids had off and they needed to switch.  He says if it works for her, he'd like to keep the kids the weekend of the 24th; she can pick up the kids on Wednesday the 29th and keep them through the 2nd.   Five days later, she finally replies to the email( As a forward.  I still can't fathom why she clicks "forward" instead of "reply." ): "[Husband],   We were actually planning [her and Boyfriend's son] party that weekend. ( Their son turned 3 last week.  They're planning his party over two weeks after his birthday, because...um...yeah. ) I'm sorry but I won't ...