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The end of the Halloween Ex-fight

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We had a wonderful Halloween and managed to please (or sort of please) everyone. Except for me of course, because I’m the nice person in the equation and the nice person always seems to get screwed.

So the ex called me back with his angry voice and basically demanded that he see the kids on Halloween (even though he is picking them up for the weekend today, urgh). Then his father called wanting pretty much the same thing.

I figured I’d try to be nice so I told him he could pick the kids up at 7:30 and keep them until 8:30. Maybe take them for ice cream or something and his dad could go along with them. Nice of me since I technically didn’t have to let him take them at all. So we are leaving the house last night and who is at our doorstep…his father.

I tried to be pleasant but I was sort of pissed off. With him coming at seven I only had an hour or so to take the boys out and here was his dad encrouching on my time. So I was nice, but I hurried them along.

Then and I think this is what really ticked me off. We were at my in-laws house and I left to meet the ex at Chevron for the exchange. And I waited and waited and waited. FIFTEEN minutes late! By this time I was furious. He does anything he can to regain some sort of power over me and it really ticks me off.

Advice anyone???

*Above picture is my husband and I and my three boys.


Posted in Was I Really Married to That on November 1st, 2007

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2 Responses to “The end of the Halloween Ex-fight”

  1. Randi Says:
    November 1st, 2007 at 8:54 am

    I don’t have an ex with children, but I AM a child of a step-family. I have many memories of being SO tired from going back and forth between both families that I would get sick. One Christmas was even ruined because I threw up due to attending no less than THREE Christmas’ in one day because my mom was trying to be nice.

    Sometimes you really have to step back and say “I’m the mom - THIS is what’s best for the kids”. You sound like you’re doing an excellent job as a mom, and if you ever want to know what it’s like being a step-sister, a step-daughter, and having issues as an adult over it, give me a hollar LOL.

  2. Life On The Planet Says:
    November 2nd, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    Wait ten minutes and then leave. Then, turn your cell phone off and take the kids for ice cream.

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