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smurfy1smile's picture

So BM asked in the temporary order that she always gets xmas eve and BF gets xmas day at 9am. Both attorneys sent this info to the judge for the temp order that we should get in the next day or two. Anyway, BF emailed BM on Sunday and asked that she drop FSS1 off at BF's parents house on xmas at 9am. (They are supposed to meet about half way but BM "passes" the grandparents home on the way to our meeting point so it not like its out of her way - its less driving for her.) BM emailed back and said - since you are not doing family xmas until New Years Day, can I drop baby off at 1 or 2 pm so we can visit friends first. WTF! She picked 9am not BF and he agreed to it and we all ready made plans with his parents to do brunch with them before we go to my parents house later that day.

Last year, baby was about a month old and at almost the last minute BM said BF could have baby for a couple hours on xmas day. BF has to drive out of his way by about 30 miles one way to pick baby up and he was afraid she would change her mind so we did not dare tell the family that baby was coming. Plus BM did not even feed him before we got him so baby pretty much screamed the whole way to grandparents house.

Here's the kicker - BF asked BM why baby does not wear a hat and coat since it is winter. This past Sunday it was 11 degrees with a wind chill of 10 below and BM did not bring baby a jacket to pick him up. She brings a crib blanket and "cover" him with. BM explanation for not putting a coat and hat on the baby is that he goes from a warm house to a warm car. So what! So do we as adults and we dress for the weather. This is so crazy! IMO it is a form of child abuse or neglect not to dress you child for the weather.

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tryingtofindpeace's picture

that sounds so frustrating! It seems she is trying to see what she can get away with. Why is it that the BMs are always the ones calling the shots? It is like that with my dh, his ex wants to take the skids to her dead lesbian-lovers family's house over the holiday instead of letting the kids go with dh to visit their own family on his side.
As far as the clothing thing goes, if taking care of her own baby is not enough of an incentive, than I doubt that anything you could say would change that. If it were me, I would just make sure anytime I picked her up, I had her coat in the car ready to put on her.
What an incompetant mother. It is such a disgrace.

melis070179's picture

Okay, with a windchill of -10 degrees, I wouldn't even stick my head out the door without being completely bundled up, let alone walk to the car. Baby should be in hat, mittens, a warm outfit, jacket AND the blanket! I can see if its maybe 45 degrees just dressing in warm outfits with a blanket for JUST a walk to the car...but not any colder than that! This woman is crazy!

"Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy"

smurfy1smile's picture

She wrote back and told BF if it eases his mind she has been putting a coat on him for the more frigid days. She also said she keeps a snowsuit in the car for emergencies. So is this snowsuit just going to jump on baby when they go in the ditch and she is knocked out! Bm does not think ahead at all. If she chooses not to wear a coat that is her choice but a child does not have the ability to make that choice. I am still waiting for an outfit to come back that was sent home on baby over a month ago when she dressed him in an outfit so small the pants looked like high waters.

dumb dumb dumb