"in between all you can eat buffets and bad karoake music."
LOL. (thanks!)
You always crack me up. I can't believe Rat's kid is 5 now. My how time flies. Perhaps your ex can go on a vacation with just Rat, since that's what it seems she wants and then he can go on one with just your kids.
Maybe your lawyer could get something in writing that your kids can not babysit her kid. That's ridiculous!
Furthermore, if they wanted to leave the country so badly why didn't they just tell you where and when (completely reasonable) as opposed to making it some stupid mystery mind game. THat's so lame. They are truly losers.
Yay for the new flowers!
Thanks W.L! My point exactly..Everything has to be a lame mindgame. I simply said to my XH..Tell me where you are going, tell me that the Rat is not going to pull any crap and give me the details and I will give you my okay..
He said that he doesn't need my approval.
Nothing but power struggles for him..Oh well..he does need my approval.
I am just waiting and not reacting. The Rat will end up getting the brunt of Xh's mood as I am sure she is pushing this "free vacation" big time. It is a 7K vacation, btw..I looked it up and the amenities.
Celestial and A.H.
My cheerleaders..Thank you..I am keeping my cool and life is still good.
I did spend a few hours this morning reviewing my posts over the past two year. I simply bullet itemed all the fights the kids have seen with the two of them and all the stunts she has pulled to provoke the fights.
I HAVE FIVE TYPED PAGES!!
If any of you want to read it..I will email it to you..
You won't believe the pattern with XH and his contact with me..
If I just look at how cyclical it all is I can plan my reactions to XH's behavior. According to the cycle, the Rat is pressuring him and they are fighting.. By the weekend they won't be speaking. He will spend a ton of time with the kids next week and be hanging around here in town. He will blow off the Rat and spend next weekend alone with the kids. Then, she will call with her tail between her legs and they make nice. Then their goal will be to ruffle my feathers and her goal to get XH and I to fight.
No more talk of XH and his antics.
No more talk about the RAt.
Hmm..let's talk about my students
THEY ARE AWESOME!!
One of them had me laughing so hard yesterday I almost fell off my seat.
They are thoughtful and sweet and SMART! They are in a very low level English class but they all have such intelligence. I am going to spend my time as a teacher affirming this so they can see what I see.
Well, off to get my little snack and watch ET.
Kids are great.
New Guy even better..
I have my house, my kids, my new job, my health, friends, family and this is just a gliche in the road.
