I've been given a reprieve
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I've been given a reprieve
| Tue, 04-19-2005 - 10:45am |
My son and I are currently living with family. My family to be exact. Right now it's best for both of us, financally, emotionally and every other way. My ex told me that I had until July 1 to move out otherwise he'd take me to court and try to force me to move. I wasn't terribly worried about him taking me to court, I knew that there wasn't really any way that I would be "forced" to move, that he couldn't prove that our son is in a bad environment where he's being "turned against his father" .. but I didn't want to have to go through all of it. Well he told me this weekend that he'd decided I didn't have to be out by July 1 ... that as long as i moved out by the time out son started kindergarten, I'd be OK, and he'd be happy. Our son will be 2 (on July 1). He said he'd hoped I would want to move out before then, (and I do), but right now financially it's just not possible, especially since he helped ruin my rental history .. anyhow that came as a huge sigh of relief. I kept telling him I would be out by July 1 (even though I had no intention of doing so).

Of course i don't want ot live with my parents forever, but like I said, at least for now, it's best for both my son and me.
He called me at 10:30am and asked if he could pick son up at noon. i wasn't planning on this. My mom (who watches him) wasn't planning on this, so he didn't have a morning nap, which he usually does when he gets him on Tuesday afternoons. So he just called and said "Does he have any powder -- his ass is all broken out, he's not being cleaned, he still has sand on him from yesterday)." ... i know he's going to probably take him to CPS this afternoon, or at least call them. Of course he told me the main reason he was getting him this afternoon was because he felt guilty yesterday because he was impatient with him yesterday afternoon. Not violent, just impatient ... as all parents probably can get with their children .. said it kept him up all night, and he was crying when he picked him up. But really my bigger concern is the fact that he is convinced our son is not being properly cared for/cleaned. He already hates the fact that my Mom watches him (he will be going to Mothers Day out 2 days pew week starting in June) .. and this is just adding fuel to his fire. yes, I didn't give him a bath last night. does that make me a horrible mom? his butt was not chapped and blistery this morning, so I know it didn't just happen in the 4 hours this morning...i hate him so much sometimes.