I Dub Thee The King of P.A.

When I say the king of PA, I’m not referring to the King of Pennsylvania. I’m talking about the King of Passive Aggressive behavior. I officially give this title to my ex husband.

What has me in a tizzy this week about his misdeeds? At my son’s school, they’re hosting an Internet safety forum which would be great for him to attend, since he’s a teen and loves the Internet. This forum falls on one of the nights he’s with his dad and the paperwork was due on Friday.

Beginning on Tuesday, I kept trying get in touch with the ex about this program to see if I could have our son for some extra time and bring him to the forum. I left a voicemail. No response. Over the next three days, left another voicemail, e-mailed him, and texted him. I finally got a hold of him via text, and he claimed he didn’t know what I was talking about.

On Friday, he called me, and I cornered him. “Can you please tell me how I can best get in touch with you when there’s a time sensitive-issue that we need to discuss about our son?” I asked. “Let’s talk about something else,” he replied.

When I asked again, he said I should go to his house to ask him questions, and if he’s not there, I should drive to his job. Other than the fact that he’s not mentally well, I realized this man is the KING of passive aggressive behavior.

After stewing about his behavior, I read the following comment on a message board which further solidified my belief this man has severe passive aggressive traits:

“If he is procrastinating or if he has passive/aggressive tendencies, it's going to be hard.  Saying he will do something, and then not following through is a sign of P/A.  He appears to be cooperating, and you appear to be a nag, if you bring it up again.”