Is this cake eating? 9

[MichelleLT]

Ride the emotions out and be kind to yourself. You are walking through hell right now. What's done is done, so what is more important is to figure out how to handle this situation if it comes up again.

Definitely do what you need to do to protect your children, but keep in mind that you can't insulate them from all the emotional fallout. Also remember that neither you nor your stbx have any control over her actions. While you would have the option to walk away / hang up in many other situations as a way to set a boundary, you do not necessarily have that option here.

Don't ask stbx for anything. He shouldn't be in the middle and he probably won't agree to be anyways.
Get there earlier so she has to sit behind you.
Ignore her because she is pond scum and is not worth even half a second of your time.

And always remember - hang in there. It gets better if you just keep putting one foot in front of each other on the GAL path!

(((NLW)))