Yep. You couldn’t have done better. Not your circus - not your monkey.
We told you this would happen. She wants to be pulling the puppet strings, and you’re not playing by her rules - so she’s going to try throwing her toys out the pram, and threats to get what she wants. It’s what has worked for her in the past, of course she’s going to try again!
Not responding to the “you’ll get two days custody” is what you must do. Just walk out with an aloof smile on your face. Never, EVER take her bait.
Originally Posted by DW17
It's weird for me to not change my plans in order to spend time with the kids or W.
It’s weird because you’re not used to it, not because it’s wrong. If my partner asks me to go to the beach and I don’t want to, I say no, and she says okay. That’s how adult relationships work. It seems you previously had a really unhealthy power dynamic in the relationship.
