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It’s Friday evening and I called my ex to speak with my kids. It’s my son’s birthday. He’s seven years old today. The ex answered even though my number comes up on the caller ID. She can never just hand the phone over to the kids like I do when the kids are with me and I see her number come up on my phone.

She has to be in control at all times and does that to let me know that if she feels like it, she won’t let me talk with them. I believe she is also trying to impress her new husband with how civil she can be on the phone by responding to me with a “hold on and I’ll get them.” The poor schmuck doesn’t realize that if he wasn’t sitting there she would be spewing insults and threats at me until she finally felt that she had vented enough and then she would hang up and I wouldn’t get to speak with the kids at all. I guess in one way, I’m glad the new hubby is around some of the time as he sort of keeps the Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde in check. Read the rest of this entry »