At the risk of having my head bitten off, I am going to offer this advice. REMOVE yourself from the situation. If you are contnually sucked into the drama, you are going to suffer more pain and hurt. What I mean by this is quite simple, stop listening to what others say about your EX, remember, if someone brings gossip to you, they will take what you say to others, and turn and twist it. Others also need to undersand that they cannot count on the EX for any type of help with children. MLCers, WAS, etc. are ALWAYS going to put the OP first! It sucks, I know, been the child in it, been through it as the adult, but that is the way it is and its not going to change. Regardless if you are "standing" "moving on" or whatever, all sitting around and wishing for this and that will do is just cause you more and more heartache.