((((Gardener))))

Because you asked -

The texting yesterday lasted about 8 hours...

One phone call in-between (he called me)...

I stopped answering the texts about 5 hours prior...

Then the texts changed...

The tone changed...

He became more like the man I know so at that point I answered...

For the first time in 6 months, he actually opened up...

He spoke of his prayers and signs and Church...

He spoke of us and the boys...

Then the "monster" came back and it went back to texts filled with anger and hate...

I didn't go into that vortex...

He threatened me with suing for full custody (again) - He threatened to revoke my health/dental insurance (again) - I didn't take any of the bait!

Then back to my nice husband again...

Back and forth - It was seriously like watching a war back and forth between the good H and the bad H...

It was heartbreaking to see and confusing as well but when I saw the monster come out, I didn't respond to any bait he threw my way...

I ended it with sending him a Bible verse and that was that...

I have heard nothing since.

My responses began with so many "I understands" and "I can see how you would feel that ways", I felt like a broken record...

However I never backed down...

I held my ground and I let him know where I stood...

I wasn't backing down on the CS...

I wasn't backing down on having my S returned home in the future and I wasn't backing down on him talking to me like a dog.

When he started, I stopped...

Only when he was kind did I respond and I think he finally got that after about 4 hours of stopping and starting.

May All Who Seek To Take My Life
Be Put To Shame And Confusion;
May All Who Desire My Ruin
Be Turned Back In Disgrace.
~Psalm 40:14~