Trying Again

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Looks like it must be a full moon or something today because the crazy train just left the station.

Got a text from W today. She had tried on Sunday to find an apartment because she was still thinking I was going to help her even though I made it very clear that I wouldn't financially be able to do it. Of course, she was looking in one of the more expensive areas here, but had enough sense to realize that it would be too expensive. She then suggested us moving by where she is because the housing is more affordable. My response that I wouldn't move out there because it was too far to drive to work. That ended that and she said she didn't know what to do. My response was that she could always come live with us. Silence. Haha!

So, today, I get a text telling me that her rent is due on Monday and that she wants to give her 30 day notice. She has a plan that will solve the current situation with housing. Her grand plan? She will move in here with the kids and then I will move out to some 1 bedroom apartment nearby. Of course, I'll still be taking the kids to school because she has to go to work early and they can come stay with me a couple of nights. As soon as I read all this, I laughed out loud. She said "You know that we can't live together at this point." I wondered what she meant by that, but I decided not to let it rent space in my head. I waited a few hours to reply and avoided the knee-jerk emotional response by simply saying "I appreicate that you have given this so much thought. Unfortunately, I don't think this is a conversation that should be had over text."

So, it looks like at some point this weekend that there's going to have to be a discussion about housing because I don't feel it's fair, even just a little, for her to suddenly come in after almost 2 years and suggest this. And, if I'm being perfectly honest, I'm really starting to wonder if there isn't some sort of chemical imbalance going on.