This just gets better and better. My MIL told me something hilarious last night. When my W stopped to drop the stuffed animal off for my son, we discussed childcare plans for the summer. She had previously told me she was going to have a neighbor girl watch the kids for her during her work days, and she asked if I could find someone to watch them at my house too, so the kids don’t have to be put into childcare. I said I’d look into it. Little did I know she was assuming/hoping I’d fail, then I’d have to hand the kids to her on my days so I could work.
One of the women in my social group has a teenage daughter, and I discussed the possibility of her daughter watching the kids for me on my days over the summer. The daughter was very excited and we made the arrangements. Our families have hung out together at parties and such over the past year, and my kids love her, and she's very good with them. This is the family we did some social things with last fall that I know my W heard about from the kids. In one of my previous threads I discussed how my W hunted me down at a basketball game to see if I was there with this other woman. Note that this is not the woman I am casually dating now, but just a friend in my social group.
Sunday night I told my W I had made arrangements for the kids over the summer, and we had a nice calm rational discussion about it. She wanted to know a little about the girl, and I told her, and although she seemed a bit nervous, she took it in stride.
Last night my MIL told me right afterward I talked with my W, my W called her all upset and raving. She said “H is having his girlfriend’s daughter watch the kids over the summer!” MIL was confused and said “What are you talking about?” W said “H has arranged for his girlfriend’s daughter to watch the kids!” MIL is like “Who are you talking about?” Finally W had to say the woman's name, I'm sure from talking to the kids, as I've never mentioned her name. MIL said “She is not H’s girlfriend.” W gets nasty and says “How do you know?” MIL says “W, she is not H's girlfriend.” W gets more agitated and says “How can YOU possibly know that?” MIL said “I know things, and she is not H's girlfriend.” Then W gets more upset and says “Are you my Mom, or his Mom?” MIL says “I’m your Mom, and she is not his girlfriend.” W finally gave in and said “Does he have a girlfriend?” MIL says “I don’t know.” Truly hilarious, then W with newfound swagger says “I wish he did have a girlfriend, it would be good for him.”
I was in tears laughing the whole time MIL was telling me this. Wow.
