How long is this ultramarathon anyway?

[jbnati]

+ first, my position is even closer to NC with my W. When I drop the kids off, I stay on the street by the car and say goodbye to the kids. And as soon as I can, my plan is to have D9 meet me at the car on the street when I go to pick her up.

So I'm thinking, is there a way to get that behaviour from S11. Have him say bye to his mom on the street and also meet her on the street?

Well, that's certainly an option I could exercise if needed. If need be, I could always have her text or call before she gets here and send my S out. On the reverse end, I could have her drop my S off at the street if needed. Heck she can do the 'splainin', right? I may just keep that one in my back pocket

+ second thought is, 180 this. What SS said was certainly entertaining, although I wouldn't seek a pawn to play that game. OTOH, why don't you go down to the car to talk to your W while OM is with her?

In the worst case scenario, you could always punch the guy in the head... But seriously, imagine how uncomfortable that might be, for him. He might just choose to tell your W to pick up and drop of S11 by herself. You can always joke to him about some of the eccentric stuff your W was known to do, or other personal info that you and your W shared...

While that sounds very entertaining, it's probably not the best option anyway. Punch the guy the head? KD, you crack me up sometimes!!! Frankly, I'd rather have the guy just sitting in the car than to even acknowledge his existence. Or better yet, pacing the floor at McDonald's or something. I also think this may send a negative message to my S, and I don't want to go there.