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tankh21's picture

o BM emails DH about some band concert for OSS on March 1st and it says that the performance time is 5:10 pm. Per the CO it states that DH is not supposed to pick up the skids until 6:00 pm on Thursdays. I told DH that if he wants to take off work and go to the concert to see SS perform then go ahead and go but, I wasn't going to take off work and rush around trying to get over there. So DH decides to send BM an email back stating that he will just pick up the skids at her house after the concert. Then all of the sudden BM starts bombarding DH's phone with text messages. I just don't get it at all the communication thru email was sufficent enough to discuss these things so why did BM have to text after the fact. Do you think it is a control thing with her? Just like her calling 6 freaking times because DH isn't answering the phone a few weeks back. It wasn't an emergency at all. It was her telling DH that YSS has a upper respiratory infection. Well #1 she didn't even take SS to the doctor so how did she even know that. I guess BM knows everything. It is just these little things that annoy the crap out of me. I know I shouldn't let BM bother me but, when it interrupts my evening with my DH I cannot help but getting annoyed...

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Acratopotes's picture

DH can always put his phone on silent and then you will not even know who's calling lol

but at least he's ignoring her and not jumping like a little flea when she snaps Wink

nengooseus's picture

The thing is, with high conflict people, if you don't do exactly what they want, exactly when and as they want it, they will create conflict. She wanted attention, she needed to be reminded that she's SUPER important to your DH and that she can interrupt ANYTHING he's doing at ANY time.

It's like a toddler. They'll do whatever they can think of to get your attention, even if it's to do something bad, right?

nengooseus's picture

We went to Our Family Wizard for all non-emergency communication and our BM mostly complies, but her version of an emergency and ours are a little different, so there are still issues. And it hasn't stopped her obnoxious e-mails and calls to the skids. Nor has it stopped her limitations on DH's ability to contact the skids when they're with her.

Before that, we forwarded all her e-mails to a separate box that DH reviewed once a week, and we refused to communicate with her over text at all. We sent all phone calls to voicemail. This was super hard for DH because he worried that he wasn't co-parenting, or that he wouldn't be there for the skids. But he was and our life became more peaceful. Not completely, but more.

The key is to keep her from intruding on your life, and only you all can set those boundaries.

I love dogs's picture

I totally get it. BM just MUST talk to SD on the phone every single night that she stays over. Funny thing, we just got SD a phone last week (to stay at our house) and BM still messages DH at least twice a day to inquire about SD. Like I said, SD now has her own phone to talk to BM if she pleases.

BM is pretending like SD doesn't have the phone because she didn't provide it. Well, it came in handy when SD went to a bday party on Tuesday night and DH could talk to her. I'll bet $1,000 that when BM decides SD is "old enough" to have a phone she'll put one on her plan that she can control like she tries with everything else instead of just letting DH provide it. But NO, if DH pays, he's not a deadbeat!

Sorry this isn't really related to your post but BM legit asked DH if he'd put air in her tires a few months ago. She has her dad and her boyfriend to ask but MUST ask DH to stay relevant and because she has a golden uterus. I can put air in my own damn tires! She's just an infantile tw@t who needs DH's attention every so often.

tankh21's picture

LOL...What a nutcase!!! It seems you have a more high conflict BM. Sorry you are going through that I love dogs. Sounds like she just wants to stay in constant contact with your DH.

ESMOD's picture

So.. what was the bombarding over?

Was she expecting your DH to pick his son up at the concert? Honestly, it would make sense if the 6pm time happens during the concert. While the CO may state the pickup is at someone's home.. obviously when he has a school activity that happens during that time then the most sensible route would be for the other parent to pick up after the school activity.. where the activity took place.

Why doesn't he want to go watch his kid perform anyway? If I was his kid I would be disappointed my father wasn't coming to watch me.

As to incessant texts and calls.. put phone on silent or in other room... it IS possible to not respond to each and every volley.

tankh21's picture

Because BM already had her answer in the email and DH cannot leave work early that day to make it to the concert on time. She then proceeded to text my DH and tell him that he needed to be there at the concert and that the 1st weekend in may that SS would also be going to some out of town school function. Not asking if he wants to take his visitation just telling him that SS would be out of town that weekend. I guarantee you OSS does not care if his father goes to his concert or not. The youngest one would but not the oldest. He doesn't think anything of his father because of PAS.

ESMOD's picture

So he shows up late to the concert in time for 6pm pickup.. so she informed him that the kid has a school function.

You are getting too wrapped up in "how" a question is being asked.

Bottom line is your DH should pick his kid up from the concert and he should let his kid attend the school activity. They aren't favors that he is doing for BM.. it's school related stuff.

If he makes BM take home kid after the concert if it's after 6pm he is telling her that he won't be picking up kid at the CO stipulated time.

Now as NCP he doesn't have to exercise visitation.. so if he isn't there at 6 for the kid where the kid will be at a school function.. I think BM can deny him that visit.

Simpleton21's picture

I understand your being annoyed by this type of stuff. The BM in my situation sounds exactly the same. She calls my SO at work all the time to "update" him on SD. All things that could be a text. For me it is an SO issue also. He doesn't put a stop to it so it is on him as well. He could easily ignore her call while at work but he doesn't. I try not to let it get to me b/c obviously it isn't bothering him. He actually just informed me that BM called to tell him that SD's school called b/c she is having breathing issues and her oxygen level is at 94% which is really low and so she is taking her to the dr and if she had seen her regular dr when she was there last week this wouldn't have happened b/c her regular dr would have given her a steroid shot (even though she was in there for something else...diagnosed with a bruised sternum)...so apparently the BM I deal with is a dr too! LOL! To me it is all control (BM's issue) and lack of enforced boundaries (SO's issue). I gave up on trying to make him enforce the boundaries...just listen to it and move on... I also always google SD's diagnosis and injuries because I rarely believe that there is an actual medical problem. SD has been faking injuries for at least 4 years now and BM just enables/feeds into it. Like the bruised sternum. I googled that...usually a result of a forceful blow or car accident - SD has experienced neither and doesn't remember being hit there by anything. I googled the normal oxygen level it said 95-100% is normal and to worry if it is 90% or below....but SD's is 94% and really low and really not good?!?! How does she even know the oxygen level if she is at school? Do school nurses check that? I don't even bother telling SO I think she is full of pooh anymore. I do just question him when it doesn't make sense to maybe get him thinking! Like when she was okay to jump on the trampoline and ride her hover board after 3 months of her broken knee (which never showed up in xrays) but she couldn't participate in gym class?!?! Hmmmmmm! Sorry, totally went off topic and rambled on and on about my annoyances!

Oh, I do agree on the school things. Yes, it is something you should do for the kids but I also get aggravated that it isn't ever presented in a way like, "SD has this going on at school, would you like to attend, it is on your time, just making sure you knew for planning" it is always YOU HAVE to do this on your day/time!

I love dogs's picture

The darn phone calls!! Either these women think a text message won't get the point across or they just want to be "heard". Drives me nucking futs! DH always tries to answer in case it's an emergency. Pfft. Eyeroll.

Simpleton21's picture

Yep, my SO says the same thing, "might be an emergency" so that is why I answer! It is almost NEVER an emergency. It is almost ALWAYS something that could have been a text or something that didn't even need relayed! Funny thing is that SO used to get really irritated that my son's dad would call about everything (and I didn't even answer most of the time) but it is okay for BM!?!?

The calling him at work is really irritating to me because I just think that is a boundary that should be in place for everyone (maybe I'm old school). I just know my parents made it known that calls to their work were a no no unless it was an actual emergency (meaning blood). I never call SO at work. I text him. I don't call anyone at work unless it is work related!

WalkOnBy's picture

That whole "it might be an emergency so I have to have my phone in front of my face at all times" crap drives me crazy.

How on EARTH did my parents survive these "emergencies" when I was a kid and there were no cell phones?

If there is a true emergency, trust me, notification will be made.

tankh21's picture

Thank you Simpleton21 for understanding and you can vent to me anytime because I understand.