Long and Bumpy Road 2be continued...

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I can't wait for my little girl to be born. She is amazing even with the circumstances with her father.

My ex MIL just called me. I shouldn't have picked up. After some small talk about Xmas she finally started laying into me. For the most part she has been supportive...to a point. She feels that H's drinking is the sole reason he is the way he is. I believe the drinking is a part but he has other serious issues as well along the lines of typical MLC.

Anyway, she said that I was being unfair to him and he is devastated that I have cut him out of the rest of the pregnancy as long as he was behaving this way. She felt that as long as he wasn't drinking that particualar moment he ought to be allowed to come around when he wants. So in other words he can tom cat around town, drink, be an a**, but if he wants to come and be a family man he should. She said I was punishing him in the wrong way.

I gave it right back to her. I told her I was doing this to protect myself and kids. We are seriously affected by his behavior and I don't want it around. I know when the baby comes we will have to work out something, but right now there is no need.

She also layed into me because she feels that I am relying on my friends to much now and they shouldn't know personal details of the situation. That I should keep H's issues to myself and that I was slandering him. They are my support system! I am sorry she raised a flake but protecting H's reputation is not my concern. He bailed on us more than once. He is an alcoholic. His reputation speaks for itself.

Grrrr....so frustrating.