It's All My Husband's Fault

  So sorry for the length of time in between posts!  It has been CRAZY busy around here in our work and personal lives; not a whole lot to report about The Ex but she's been busy over the last few weeks.   Son and Girlfriend had another baby about one month ago. ( We're grandparents again, yay!! )  They asked everyone to wait to post anything on social media because they wanted Grandson to meet his sister first before anyone posted about her.   Before I get into this next story, let me rewind to last year sometime.  Apparently, I forgot to tell you what happened last year while The Ex was watching Grandson.  Girlfriend told me that she was apprehensive about leaving him overnight but The Ex would not stop bugging them about it, so they caved and let him stay.  They gave The Ex specific instructions on what to do/not do with Grandson; one of those instructions was that Grandson had to be fed every 3 hours because Girlfriend was breastfeeding and th...

  We went to see Son and Girlfriend a few weekends ago.  Girlfriend brought up The Ex's younger son; both she and Son said that they were pissed off at the kid and said, for what seemed like the millionth time we've heard it from them, that The Ex's son is turning out to be a little brat.   Son said recently, they had gone over to The Ex and Ned's house.  Son had a practically brand new pack of cigarettes with him; he said he had maybe smoked only one or two out of the pack.  The Ex saw Son's cigarettes on the ground, told her son to go stomp on Son's cigarettes...and he did.  Son said he got angry because The Ex had just wasted his money; The Ex said she didn't care because "it's bad for him."  Girlfriend said it wasn't the first time this had happened; she said The Ex's son had intentionally stepped on another pack of their cigarettes without being prompted by The Ex to do so.   A few days after talking to Son and Girlfriend about thi...

  Daughter has commented multiple times this week to multiple people that she has not spoken to The Ex since our potential COVID exposure.  You know...when The Ex accused me again of having an affair, told Daughter that I was "lying through my fucking teeth" about it, alleged that Daughter was lying for me, hung up on Daughter, and refused to answer the phone when Daughter called her back.   I learned from Girlfriend that The Ex still held a party that weekend - the party that was supposed to be to celebrate Son, Daughter, and The Ex's daughter's birthdays and also celebrate Daughter's graduation.  Yes, The Ex still hosted that party without Daughter being present for it.  I talked to Girlfriend about what had happened between Daughter and The Ex; Girlfriend told me that during the party, The Ex had commented that "it was better to be safe than sorry" and told me that she didn't know what had changed between The Ex calling Daughter a liar and hangin...

  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...