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Submitted by SMIT on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 11:31am

I thought this was pretty funny and I really appreciated it because it's been a while since anything like this happened.

My husband and I started looking at dogs yesterday. We decided to do some initial looking at pet stores before taking SS back to his mommy. When we arrived at her house--in our new car... more on that later--Mommy and her older son were sitting in her car, waiting for us. We were maybe 15 minutes late--a real rarity. Anyway, my husband said we were looking at dogs, and she got a funny look on her face (all scrunched up) and asked, "You're getting a dog? You're making me mad. Just take the dog. You were the one who wanted her." We both said, "NO!" She was referring to the spastic beast she and my husband got when they were married. She got "custody" and neither my husband nor I care much for it. My husband just chuckled and said, "Well, she's your dog now." As we pulled away, he told me, "I knew it would make her mad. That's why I told her where we were."

We also replaced my nine year-old, two door "single artsy chick" car with a SWEET 2005 sedan two weeks ago. It looks much more expensive than it actually was with its leather and all the toys, but he never told her we had gotten it. When we got home, my husband chuckled again and said, "I know she saw the car and she was trying to see what kind it was. And you looked all slick pulling up in it. I just hope she doesn't try to go back for more child support!" He was just in an ornery mood last night and it was funny. Smile

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Submitted by lovin-life on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 12:15pm

Both of our X's have made snide comments about our boat...enough to let us know that our purchase got on their nerves! It's 18 years old and it wasn't very expensive..but it was owned by a little old man...who kept it in his garage for most of its life...so its barely used and looks brand-new!!!! They don't have to know that......

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Submitted by SMIT on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 12:55pm

I won't be surprised if he tells me tonight that she made some snarky remark today via e-mail or on the phone, whether it's about a dog or the car. She has a very sarcastic sense of "humor." Wink Then again, maybe she won't say anything. Whatever...

Lovin-life, enjoy that boat!

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Submitted by Nise on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 2:28pm

I LOVE IT!! It all boils down to the fact that if he’s not with her then he should NEVER have anything nice/new and CERTAINLY should not every be HAPPY or BLESSED ever again…HOW DARE HIM!!! Well guess what ex-wives and ex-girlfriends…just like your life has gone on, his will too so if he wants a boat, dog or new car THAT IS WHY HE WORKS EVERY DAY AND IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS and NO that doesn’t mean that he should be paying you more child support…if you want to buy a boat or a new car….GET A SECOND JOB b/c contrary to popular belief…CHILD SUPPORT is intended to support the CHILDS NEEDS NOT YOUR WANTS!!!!!

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Submitted by SMIT on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 2:50pm

Seriously, my husband and I are working hard for what we have. We know we're beyond blessed with everything and with our families and we're trying to figure out how we can best "give back."

Anyway, $800 a month for a preschooler is MORE THAN ENOUGH, don't you think? Our little boy will never go without anything he needs. If she can't do it, we will... but it'll come directly from us, not go through her.

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Submitted by SMIT on Wed, 07/12/2006 - 2:09pm

I may be off, but we might have hit the point where the nicey-nice relationship betwee the three of us has hit a snag.

First there was the dog and new car thing on Sunday. Then, Monday night, my husband told me he and the ex- got into it over SS playing t-ball. We had all agreed that he'd start this summer (and our boy's got a heck of a swing!!!). DH asked if she had looked into it and said that SS needs to be involved. She told DH he was being silly and that SS is only 4, he doesn't NEED to be involved. DH made his points that it's more about socializing with other kids his age and giving us a chance to meet other parents to arrange play dates. She figured DH was just being a sports-crazed guy who has to have his son on a team. Anyway, they haven't spoken since. (Fine by me!)

I e-mailed her--not knowing they had butted heads--Monday to tell her I'd realized that I needed to back out of a sales party she's been asking me to hostess for many months. I wanted to let her know ASAP so she could adjust her schedule. She usually writes back immediately, but I never heard from her. I sent another quick note this morning and still no reply. Maybe she thinks she's really sticking it to DH and me with her silent treatment? Does she not know that we don't care whether we talk to her? Wink

Could be she's just busy...