Just journaling, So 6 days left till W and MIL move out date. Put son in W car this morning, got a friendly have a good day. Later in the day she texted me about some money I needed to give to my MIL regarding their deposit on my rental home. I didn’t reply but sent the money electronically 30 minutes later. I’m really trying to implement not texting back if it’s not a question or isn’t something that she couldn’t tell me in person.
Anyway when W got home from work we talked and joked around a bit. Lately she has been doing this thing where I’ll say something and she mocks me, repeating what I say in a dumb voice or something. It doesn’t seem like she’s trying to be rude but also isn’t joking around. Kinda feels like she is testing my emotional stability or something. I usually either give her a look like “you’re weird” or I just smile and ignore it.
Today I responded “are you trying to hurt my feelings? Your gonna have to do better than that!” In a cocky joking around tone. She did ramp it up a little with the weird mockery but I handled it well. After all this she said “well I better pack a box for moving”. After she said it she stood watching me for a second looking for a reaction. She didn’t get one. I have been doing a phenomenal job of PMA and was really conversing and joking with MIL positively.
Later I was reading in bed. She came in and started complaining about work and her friend who just got the flu. I validated and stopped reading to actively listen. “That sounds so frustrating” and so on. She then started talking about what furniture she wanted to take. We got on the topic of the baby high chair which I bought. We already discussed that I was keeping it but she tried coercing me into letting her take it. I said no and held my ground. She then laid down very close to me and started asking questions.
W: So are you ready to start living the single life. Me: yeah I guess so. W: what are you going to do? Me: I’m not sure yet. W: have you picked up any girls lately? Me: No W: you are probably gonna have so many hoes Me: (just shrugged nonchalantly).
*a bit later*
W: You are gonna wear your ring forever Me: You aren’t going to wear yours, why would I wear mine?
She really seemed like she wanted to say more but ended up saying “what else?” I replied “nothing”. She lay there quietly and then asked me to massage her neck. I replied “sure if you will rub my hip which is sore from my hockey game yesterday”. She said okay. So I massaged her neck for a few minutes, she hasn’t asked for touch besides cuddling for a few weeks. Maybe a temp check but she agreed to do something for me in return so why not.
She acted very strange around R talk like she really had more to say or was maybe hoping that I would continue the R talk but I did not. Time for her to realize I’m not gonna sit here sad waiting for her to choose me as plan B. She seemed very insecure or uncertain or something. Just wanted to document this strange day. Thanks
