In the entire time I’ve known him, DH has always had SSs on his birthday week. This year, we planned to travel to see my family and we were going to take them with us. When DH contacted BM about two months ago to tell her this, she said “they can’t go, I’ve already signed them up for camp and my sister is in town.” DH did not make a big stink about it, even though their parenting plan stipulates that the kids are with him on his birthday, so she should have consulted him at the very least for plans on that day. Instead, he rolls with the punches like he always does.

BM fills me with an irrational hatred. She is manipulative, spiteful, juvenile, and entitled. Well, maybe it’s a rational hatred when I consider all she’s done.

This weekend was our weekend with SSs. Next week is their spring break. At their last mediation, BM insisted that DH give up every spring break, so SSs could go to her parents’ winter condo in Palm Springs. DH agreed, but BM - without fail - schedules the flight so that it eats into DH’s weekend either when they are leaving or coming back. Last year, they came back on Saturday of his weekend and she didn’t tell him until the Wednesday before. 

I can't deal with BM's stupidity!

This week, DH's bad cold developed into pneumonia. I also have the same cold, but do not have pneumonia. I suspect we picked up this cold the last time SSs came, because BM texted before sending him to say he was sick with a cold and sore throat, but he'd be fine. 

Last night, SS apparently went home and threw up. BM texts DH to say "SS is throwing up and it's all your fault because you insisted on having the kids even though you had pneumonia! Now I have to take a day off from work to stay home with him!"

Um, a few things: