And the lump of coal goes to...
The Ex Files
What do I want for Christmas? I want my f*cking life back. I want to be with my family the way it was. But that ain't going to happen unless I can figure out how to reverse the rotation of the earth and go back in time. Must remember to ask Superman how he does that.
As if the holidays weren't hard enough, custody issues make it even tougher. My husband's a teacher and has two weeks off for Christmas vacation. But I was smart enough to have it written in our divorce stipulation that the holiday custody schedule revolves around any time I have off. So thankfully, I always get my daughter when I'm free, and my husband gets her the other week. This year I get my daughter from the weekend before Christmas all the way to New Year's Day. My EX gets her on Christmas day and 6 days after new years day.
It just so happens that during the time my daughter's with me, my EX's brother and his family will be in town. My daughter loves her cousin Z and unless they let Z come stay with us a couple of days, my daughter won't get much time to spend with her.
I could let my daughter go be with them, but then I wouldn't see her. And I can't take off any more time, because I won't get paid, and after all the attorney's fees and the $15,000 I lost on that bad mortgage, I can't afford to lose any more money. As it is right now, I don't get paid for the time I already have off. I'm going to lose over $3500.
So I mentioned to my EX that it would be nice if Z could spend some time with me, so the girls can be together.
My EX's response was classic. He climbed way up there on his big fat high horse and tried to lecture me... "Can you imagine," he snorted, "how AWFUL it would bel not to have your daughter with you over the holidays!!!"
