1. When you call him, you validate his behaviour and enable him to continue it - even if he donst' pick up, he sees your number and smiles... he knows he's got you again
2. When you text him, you validate his behaviour and enable him to continue it
3. When you send him pictures of your son or allow MIL to do so. it is ENABLING him and VALIDATING him to AVOID YOU... its BLATANT PURSUIT 4luv.. you KNOW that... if MIL is going to share photos of your son with your husband, don't give her any... She's enabling him too
4. Lastly, this is I think the THIRD time your MIL has excused his behaviour with a claim to something her son SAID... "MIL was saying how much her son was saying he enjoyed watching our son grow and being a dad"
Her son has CONNED her COMPLETELY... she isnt' LOOKing at what he's DOing at ALL... MIL keeps listening to his WORDS and basing her opinions on what he SAYS. This is like the THIRD TIME I have READ you post her doing that... she's likley don it a LOT MORE than that. SHe's an enabler.
YOu are using facts - he was not present on any of these days SHE is using his claims - he says he enjoyed watching son grow - how cna he enjoy what he's never AROUND for?
What he's ENJOYING is avoiding responsability... watching YOU do most of the work and HE takes full credit for being a father...
Fatherhood isnt' something he has any right to claim in my opinion... I would tell MIL that... he's not a father... you haven't seen that in him yet at all...
MIL's not supporting you my dear, she's enabling her son... Don't fall for that