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Laugh and head-scratcher for the day

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So SStwinA13 has been here all week as he is really not behaving for BM and things are getting out of control. His week has been fraught with such gems as that she was going to put him out of the car on the highway and call 911 to tell them that he was being physically abusive to her. She is trying to create a case and keeps telling him (and DH via email) that she is afraid that SS is going to hurt her. This kid, mind you, gets hit on a regular basis at her house.

Your friendly reminder!

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It is NOT POSSIBLE to co-parent with a narcissist.
BM is always going on about how DH is in constant violation of their CO because he won’t co-parent (their CO, like I assume all COs, does not specify co-parenting, parallel parenting or any other type of parenting).

When in the hell is BM going to be able to write an email without mentioning....

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....their divorce?

...what a "bad father" DH is?

...how evil I am?

...how "her heart breaks for her kids when they are away from her"?

...did I mention their divorce?

OMG it has gotten so old. And it's just really hard to believe that she is unable to see that THIS IS STUFF SHE SHOULDN'T FEEL THE COMPULSION TO MENTION ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN EIGHT YEARS SINCE THEY DIVORCED, NINE SINCE THEY SEPARATED.

How in the holy f##k do her friends and her BF not call her out on this stuff? Oh because she hides it from them, the way all good narcissists do.

50/50 interpretation

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Hi everyone. Do any of you who have 50/50 custody and have more than one kid/skid, have success interpreting "50/50" on CO as you pay for one child's costs and other parent pays for another? In DH's instance, with twins and a despicable BM who makes EVERY SINGLE financial exchange incredibly painful, he is deciding to try to avoid one of them (he or BM) covering full cost at sign-ups, etc....and the other having to pay back, by just having him do one and her do the other. She is of course refusing, citing that she will not have her kids split up like that.

Seeking advice for upcoming trip

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STalkers, has anyone travelled with skids and bios? We are going on a two-week trip that I thought would be wonderful but I am trying hard to control my panic. After my last post about acting in accord and expecting less of the relationship, things with skids are still just awful. I have realized that I do not love or even like them at this point, and things with DH have been strained. I have not disengaged fully but I have taken myself out of all matters related to asking them to do things, giving them permission to do things, etc.

Trying the possibilities on!

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Some work I've been doing involves exploring what I'm hiding, creating myself in alignment with the words I use, and developing/practicing pure listening skills.

I realized that I often listen to my stepsons through the filter of their mother (I hear and see her when they speak, and it affects how I listen to them).

While I was away at the training which facilitated this growth, several people mentioned to me that they perceive me as a nurturer.

Affirmation and Intentions

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I am a huge YES for possibility. I am open to the possibility of all this working out at some point. Even now, after eight years of utter craziness. Even after the times I've thought that things were finally getting better, just to have them come crashing down again. I am a YES for mediation or family therapy with us and BM. I am a YES for getting the help we need.

I am also open to the possibility of none of this ever occurring. I am fully aware that I have no control over what BM says or does or decides to do, and that her stuff is HER STUFF.

Custody change

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In your experiences, what situations have qualified to change a custodial arrangement that has been in place and working effectively for all parties for eight years?

BM is beginning new legal proceedings, claiming that she wants her sons to stay with her during the school week. She has told them that the only way she'll keep them in the district they've been in since kindergarten is if they stay with her during school weeks (blackmail- making them choose between her and their father).

Last night/narcissism rant

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Got home from a nice "moms' night out" with some moms from SSs' soccer team last night and found DH where he was hours before, trying to assemble SSs' weird bikes (selected on Amazon- my sensible kids ordered Schwinns and they were together in 15 minutes, bye bye, be careful and have fun- not SSs- they had to have some brand that no one had ever heard of before just to be flashier and Italian soundingAND we both know we screwed up by allowing that but none of the kids wanted the same bike as the others and we thought that was reasonable....), The house was a mess, dishwasher filled with CLE

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