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Six months to Christmas
Yesterday was six months to Christmas...how do I know? Because BM sent yet another message letting DH know that she felt it was "detrimental" to SSs if they couldn't spend Christmas Eve with her family.
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Overly dramatic SS - always the victim, even on Father’s Day
So, DH's Father's Day was less than spectacular. He got up and made everyone breakfast and one SS complained about what he made. Then he did some work to help his uncle and both SSs complained they were bored.
OT (sort of) - Has MIL gone off the deep end?
Continuing the MIL saga, after MIL invited herself to join DH on his weekend away with SSs, DH took a moment to tell MIL how hurt he was that MIL insisted upon meddling with BM and how he feels like he can't trust her. He told her that he feels like she always just makes excuses and doesn't take responsiblity or apologize. This is the second time DH has told MIL how hurt he was. Instead of apologizing, MIL just told DH that he was being unreasonable and people make mistakes and he needs to move on. So, he leaves it at that and he and I both talk about how MIL will not likely change.
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SSs continue to avoid school
Where we live, schools have been "closed" and students have been "learning remotely" since March.
Since that time, neither SS has done anything. One claims he had "all As" and therefore doesn't need to do any work (spoiler alert - he didn't have all As and the As he did earn were because all of his grades were adjusted after BM told the school that he had OCD due to grade anxiety). The other is just lazy and therefore doing nothing.
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Betty Broderick - queen of HCBMs
I was familiar with the Betty Broderick case before I met BM, but become a bit fascinated by her after having to deal with the BM in my life who exhibits many borderline traits and in my view, could easily turn to a murderous rage if DH tried to challenge her on a) the children or b) money.
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BM and SSs are delusional about college
This weekend, SSs again asked DH, "dad, we need to know if you're going to pay for us to go to college."
They might want to focus on high school first. Both are below grade level and neither one has done anything in school since March.
Seriously, how delusional is BM? Also, what is her problem. She regularly has a lawyer send DH nasty letters accusing him of "communicating with her through the children" or "putting the children in the middle." Yet, SSs always seem to be asking DH questions on her behalf.
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BM caught in a lie....in the most awkward way possible
SSs are on DH's insurance. Today, we get a notice from the insurance company asking us to provide them more information on an injury that "could have been caused by an accident."
Apparently, on April 20th, one SS went to a hospital 20 miles from his home to get treatment for an"unspecified injury of external genitals, inital encounter." Um, what?!
Star Students
This week, SSs' school started keeping track of "attendance" for remote learning. Students are marked present if they correspond with their teachers and hand in all assignments. They are marked tardy if they correspond with their teachers, but don't hand in all assignments. They are marked absent if they make no contact with their teachers. They receive one mark for the entire week.
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DH is "punishing" BM
BM has been relatively silent for the last few weeks, but this weekend she emailed and asked DH when he would resume his visits. Less than 24 hours later, she sends the same message again and adds that overly-dramatic SS (the one who found it "traumatic" to come to our home less than six months ago), said, "it's so unfair that I can't see my dad." DH has been facetiming with both kids regularly and neither has said, "hey dad, when can we come to your house?", apparently, they only share their "feelings" with BM.
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BM is losing her mind because we won't take the kids
To go back a bit, when all of this COVID-19 broke, DH reached out to BM and told her that because he is immune-compromised, he would like Skids to stay home if they are sick or if anyone in BM's home was sick or exposed. BM replied and said that she would actually prefer if Skids stayed at her home. DH was sad - he didn't want to move from seeing them entirely - but said ok.
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