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Blog Hog: What's your take on this: ExH, Passive Agressive much?

step off already's picture

As noted in my previous blog, I spent the last few hours at a parent orientation with my exH. For the record, exH and I get along very well. My DH works for him, we attended his wedding. We communicate frequently and work together on punishments/ expectations, etc. We were married for about 10 years and have 3 kids. We've been divorced since 2007.

I am 7 months pregnant. During the orientation, exH made two seperate remarks about the pregnancy.

1) Time for a do-over, I guess. You get another chance to make everything right. (This was said while we were filling our paper work about DD).

2) Yes, she gets a reset. New baby on the way. (This was said to the counselor during our intake meeting for DD).
Each comment struck me as off and odd and inappropriate. What's your take on this?

He had also previously mentioned something to me regarding the baby and how it would be interesting to have a baby that he'll care about but not be the parent. I took it as the baby would be an important part of his kids' life, and therefore important to him.

He also had a bit of emotion when I got married in August, even though he had been engaged for a year and was getting married himself in October. He realized that my name was going to change and he got a little choked up and apologized and said he wasn't aware of the emotions that were being brought up by the marriage.

Any experience with this? Am I way off base here?

Comments

step off already's picture

Yes, I don't think they were meant to be malicious. I think the missed joke theory may be dead on. And he could be "joking" because he's a little uncomfortable with it all.

And correct, he does not have a new baby and I don't think that that is in the cards for him and his wife. She's in her forties and hasn't had any children yet and I'm pretty sure he's overwhelmed as it is.

realitycheckmom's picture

He may be over it but it still hurts or he may have realized he is not that comfortable with it.

whatwasithinkin's picture

how old is he? Because I have noticed that DH is getting all weepy eyed and shit lately especially with my girls graduating 8th grade and starting highschool

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