It's All My Husband's Fault

  Thought I blogged about this years ago.  Someone brought it up recently and I had to go back to find the audio clip.   When we were withholding placement, The Ex was on the phone with the kids for nearly half an hour one night asking both of them what they wanted for Christmas.  The following is an actual excerpt from that conversation.   The Ex:  Grandma wants me to take her shopping to get you guys some stuff, so you need to think of some more things.   Son:  Mom, is "Black Ops II" on your list?   The Ex:  I'll write it.  What's the other one, "Halo 4"?   Son:  No, I don't want Halo.  That looks- no.  No.   The Ex:  What was it, "Halo 4" in case-   Son:  No, I don't want "Halo 4".   The Ex:  Alright.  What else, honey?   Son:  That's it.   The Ex:  Okay.  Was it "Halo 4" though, that you wanted?   Son:  ...well, you can get it if you...

  I blogged a few weeks back about The Ex pushing Daughter to get a job by her; The Ex set up an interview despite Daughter telling her that she didn't want to work at the bank.  The Ex told Daughter once she got the job, she'd have to tell Husband that she was going to be late on Fridays due to having to work until 5pm, and that she'd also have to work Mondays so she'd have to leave our house a day early.  Daughter said she was going to refuse to go to the interview; I told her to just go but explain what her schedule was because I'm sure that while The Ex was getting the interview set up, she didn't explain that Daughter doesn't live with her full-time.   Daughter grudgingly went to the interview.  We asked how it went.  Daughter said, "First of all, they shouldn't have spinny chairs in an interview room!" and started laughing.  Daughter said she kept turning side-to-side in her chair during the interview; she said the woman interviewing h...

  I honestly thought I blogged about Girlfriend's graduation.  I am so sorry for letting this slip through the cracks; you guys are going to love this.   Girlfriend graduated high school about a month and half ago.  I'm super proud of her because last year, they weren't even sure she was going to graduate; she had slacked off/skipped class too much.  Now she not only graduated, but she did it with a 2-month-old baby that she is exclusively breastfeeding.  I really give her props.   The graduation ceremony fell on The Ex's placement weekend.  Daughter asked if I was coming to the ceremony; I said yes and that I could take her with me to save The Ex a trip, but I worked until 5pm that day so I didn't want The Ex flipping out that we weren't going to be there at the typical exchange time of 5:30pm.  Daughter said no, it was fine.   We drove up to Tiny City, walked into the high school, and found where Son was sitting with The Ex, her k...

  The Ex has been doing her usual thing of not logging into 2houses regularly.  She logged in on May 8th and told Husband he was a jerk for charging her interest.  Husband emailed her on May 21st to give her a balance update after she sent a check home with Daughter; she didn't read it until June 13th.   On June 23rd, Husband gets an email that The Ex messaged him on 2houses: "Hi [Husband], [Daughter] had mentioned that you all were going to [Other State] this weekend. I'm not sure when your ( *you're ) leaving.  Friday is our exchange. ( This has literally been the arrangement for over 14 years.  What's next, she's going to email him to announce that they're divorced? ) I work until 5pm every day. ( That sounds like not my problem. ) Just in case I can't find someone to take her home on time( Let's all appreciate the Freudian slip of The Ex referring to our house as Daughter's "home." ), would you like to come pick her up on Thurs...

  I guess there's been a lot of negative stuff going on in Tiny City; as a result, Son and Girlfriend are talking about moving back down here.  Son really wants to and has been bringing it up to Girlfriend pretty frequently for the past few months.  Now with everything that's going on at her parents' house, she's considering it.  Son is talking about getting a job at Husband's work, Girlfriend says she knows she has more job opportunities here than she would there.  I told Girlfriend that I don't want to tell them what to do or make a decision for them; I don't want to push them to move back here and be miserable.  But honestly, with everything that's going on, it would be best for them to move here.  So I guess we wait and see.   This past weekend, they came down to visit and celebrate Father's Day.  Son was saying that his aunts and uncle don't bother trying to spend time with them anymore and he doesn't know what their problem is; he sai...

  We've heard nothing from The Ex since one month ago when she told Husband he's "the only jerk" who would charge her interest for medical bills that are unpaid for 30 days as our state law allows him to do.  Technically, Daughter should have been picked up yesterday for The Ex's summer placement but she's got graduation and birthday parties that she wants to attend here, so The Ex is letting her stay. ( On one hand, I feel like this is going to lead to The Ex not bringing Daughter back when she's supposed to and claiming that Husband "switched" weekends with her.  On the other hand, I think she'll roll with it because she's tired of always trying to fight us and losing...it doesn't fare well for her narcissistic ego to constantly be reminded that she's wrong. )   While The Ex has disengaged from Husband and me, she's posted some stuff to Facebook that's...different.  I mean, she's weird by herself but still...   A...

  Girlfriend messaged me on Snapchat on Monday night, asking if she could ask me a question and said she didn't want it getting back to The Ex.  I told her of course; I said that I never talked to The Ex and I certainly wouldn't repeat anything she asked, especially knowing that she didn't want The Ex knowing about it.   Girlfriend replied: "Is grandparent rights a thing in [Our State]? I just got into an argument with her and she brought it up. Shes fucking crazy I swear to god. I dont have an issue with her until she started bad mouthing me to everyone. Shes saying Im brain washing [Son] and that Im keeping [the baby] from her and shit. I dont care if she dont like me but she should still have reaspect. She told me she can get custody of him and I just stopped responding. She got mad we didnt go to [The Ex's son's] game today when she told us at 5:38 and it was at 6:00. I'm not telling [Son] about anything only because hes sick and stressing out as is....