Keep in mind this is the same BM who smokes in her home and car with two children who have "severe" asthma. Her mother, also a smoker, lives with her and does the same.

We recently bought 4 baby chickens. While young, baby chicks need to live in a warm, draft-free space. They are living in their brooder (cage built specifically for young chicks) in our sun room. They'll move outside to their coop in about 4 weeks.

The skids are extremely excited about this. Since the skids are living with BM in Texas until the end of May, we got the chicks now so that by the time the girls move back, the chickens will be outside in their coop.

BM sent an email saying she is "extremely worried because the girls said you would be raising these pets in your home". She's also "very concerned about the girls washing their hands after holding the chicks". She then included a list of website links for DH's reference to "better understand the dangers of raising chickens".

Bitch, please.

This is the same BM, who after being confronted about her continued smoking in the presence of these two "severely asthmatic" kids, reprimanded DH for butting into her personal life. At that time she stated that as parents they have the right to do whatever they want in their homes as long as the kids are safe, and they do not need to answer to the other parent about the running of their individual homes. I agree with that (except on the particular smoking issue). But apparently this only applies to BM's freedoms .. not DH's.

The kids are safe. I've raised chickens almost my entire life. I know exactly what I'm doing. And unlike BM, I'm extremely OCD about cleaning and pet messes.

Another email ignored.

/end rant