It's All My Husband's Fault

  Friday night, we talked to Son and explained why we were taking things away from him.  We then went and talked to Daughter and told her that Son had lost his phone for lying, so if they went back up to The Ex's house-   Daughter interrupted and said, "Don't let him leave?"  Uh, no.  I told her that if The Ex wants to let him leave her house, I have no control over that and it's not my business; however, Daughter was not to let Son use her phone.  He lost access to his for a reason.  Daughter said she understood.   That same night, I was driving Daughter over to her friend's house for a sleepover.  She started saying that she didn't know if The Ex is going to let Son out of the house anymore.  I asked why The Ex wouldn't let Son leave.  Daughter said that Son has been pretty bad lately up at The Ex's.  Daughter said that one day, Son wanted to go to his girlfriend's house; The Ex allowed him to go and told him to be hom...

  Anyone who has ever been around a teenager knows how moody and indecisive they can be.  This is why children aren't allowed to make decisions in family court matters; they will "hate" one parent one day and "hate" the other parent the next, and would constantly be moving back and forth.  Children can express their opinion to their guardian ad litem, but it's ultimately up to the parents; if they cannot agree, then it's up the the guardian ad litem to assess the situation, make a recommendation, and then the judge will rule what he/she sees as the best choice for the child.  Anyway...that's not the point of this blog post.   Son signed himself up for football this past spring before the school year ended.  For a recap on how The Ex has reacted in previous years, read this .  There was a football activity scheduled Sunday night, and football camp was scheduled from Monday through Friday of this week.  We bought Son new cleats, took him in for a...

  Daughter told us about Ned proposing to The Ex.  I simply said, "Oh...okay," because her personal life isn't anything that I have any control over.  My only question was, "How do you and [Son] feel about it?" ( You know, something any normal parent would have asked their child or children before planning on getting married again. ) Daughter sighed, said she didn't know how she felt about it, and said it was "too much work to think about it." Eventually she said she was happy for The Ex because she was happy about the engagement. ( So, she's not really happy that her mom is marrying Ned but she's not going to object. ) She also made a comment at some point that was along the lines of, "They're gonna be engaged forever."   Now, here's where the fun starts.  I've mentioned in the past that Ned has a son, and I've already said that my assumption is that when this relationship goes to hell in a hand basket, The Ex...

  Ned has very foolishly asked The Ex to marry him.   I'm predicting that within the next 2 years, she will convince him to adopt the two kids she had with Boyfriend.  Then when she leaves him, she can still collect child support.   It's just a constant circus, I swear...

  For those of you who don't remember or are just beginning this blog, The Ex got two cats after she and Husband split up; this was sometime around 2005-2006.  She took the cats with her when she relocated from Hometown to New City when she moved in with Boyfriend in 2007.   In 2010, Son told us that The Ex was getting rid of the cats because she was spending "way too much money on them every month. ( At that time, she still had her van which had a monthly payment of $582.  But she told the kids she was getting rid of the cats because that's an expense she can't afford. )  Shortly after this was announced, The Ex had laser eye surgery which she told Husband cost her $3,700. ( But again, the cats are costing too much money. )  Somewhere along the line, the cats ended up with one of The Ex's cousins.   Within a year or two, Son commented that he wasn't happy with The Ex's cousin.  I asked what was wrong; Son said that the cousin was only suppose...

  Husband sent a message yesterday about our first summer week with the kids.  He said that our return flight got pushed and since we wouldn't get home until late on the day that The Ex was supposed to pick up the kids, he asked if she wanted to move the whole schedule ahead one day.   Shockingly, The Ex logged into 2houses and replied today: "Actuly this Will work out better. ( Exactly how it was written. ) Have a fun and relaxing time!!!"( I will, now that we have cameras on our house and will document if your crazy ass tries to pull anything while we're gone...oh, I'm sorry.  I meant to write "Thanks." )   So three minutes after her "nice" message, she responded to the message Husband sent last week about Son's wisdom teeth removal: "The only message I received was that you cancelled the appointment. ( Last week, she asked if Son was still getting his teeth pulled and if he wasn't, she wanted to know why Husband hadn't tol...

  You guys...this was probably the craziest Father's Day that I've spent with Husband to date.  This story is going to jump around a bit because I'm going to save the best part for the last, rather than going in chronological order.   Jumping back to Friday night, The Ex shared a post on Facebook about disciplining your kids and how people don't and that's what's wrong with this country.  Along with the post, she wrote: "So true... I'm glad my kids are very well behaved. ( I think you mean Son and Daughter; they both say that our youngest two at their worst are nothing compared to The Ex's youngest two. ) I instil ( Supposed to be two Ls there, honey. ) respect into them ( ...I beg your f*cking pardon?! ) and by doing that they are respected back greatly by many. And YES, my kids still love me even though there's time's of being firm" ( If you have to announce to people that your kids "still love you," then other people are...