Nearly 5 years but who is counting?

[forward]

MMF,
Perhaps it is time to have a discussion w/kids about privacy among parents and ask them to stop the reporting.

Perhaps it is also time to tell your mom to stop reporting on your X. It is not your business and it may keep you in a bad place. Plus--keep in mind that your X thinks that you are too connected still.

If you really love her, perhaps you need to honor what she is saying there and give her the space that she wants.

And while I honor your desire to be loving, perhaps you are not being loving to yourself OR your X by not standing up for yourself. You can ask for the money. You may be doing your X a favor by doing so.

Sometimes love is tough.