What can I do when my ex-husband’s gf is a big obstacle in our communication?
I’m divorced from the my son’s father… he cheated, was abusive, and finally he walked out… I’m the one that filed for divorce.
He’s still with the girl he last cheated on me with, and they are having a child (he cheated a little over a year ago) within the next few weeks.
My problem is that my ex-husband‘s girlfriend is a real problem for my ex and I to communicate. I can’t call over at their place if there is something with our son because apparently she said she’d put charges on me for harassment (I’ve never talked to her!!!), etc… And I’ve never contacted him on anything other than our child. So I have to call him at work if there’s something.
The latest problem was that our son was having some health troubles, and the doctor finally gave him a few different meds to help out… after the doctor’s appointment, I went by his work to see him (his shift was over, he was walking to his car) and asked him to come to the pharmacy with us to get the information directly from the pharmacist on how to give the meds (he’s the type who’d say I didn’t tell him something when I did, to say I gave him bad instructions, etc.). Well, his girlfriend apparently threw a fit and then HE started throwing a fit on me after that, telling me I ruined his life, etc.
I’m trying to do some coparenting, even though it’s hard, and even though I have sole custody, I still try to involve him, but all I get is threats from his gf, through him and other people, and false accusations. She’s even started saying that she’s having pregnancy trouble because of stress related to me because I harassed her (I never talked, or emailed her.. I did email my ex once, telling him to stop hitting on me, flirting with me or trying to kiss me, and she saw it and sent it to herself and then claimed I had sent it to her…she’s nuts), that I’m a bad mom, etc.. we live in a small town, so all the lies are kinda hard to swallow, we know the same people…
How in the world can I communicate with my ex, when his girlfriend keeps trying to come between us? I don’t want him back, hey, she wanted him, she can very well keep him, I deserve (and have) a better man than that. I’ve tried talking to him about it, but it doesn’t seem to help…
My son is not even two yet, so he doesn’t understand yet… but still. My son deserves that his parents can communicate together, and I don’t think I should have to put her needs into consideration, SHE didn’t make that child, and she doesn’t want to be his step-mom (won’t watch him if it’s his weekend and there’s an emergency, etc.). I’m about to give up on communicating with my ex, his gf is making it too damn hard… Once, he came over to my office to talk (about our divorce, we were filling out papers, talking about wills, organ donation, etc). She called 45 times in 1.5 hours.
How can I communicate with my ex-husband when it comes to our son when she’s making it impossible? Any ideas? Even HE wants to communicate, and calls me when he gets the chance and she’s nt near… But I don’t feel we should have to hide it. And with all she’s said and done, I don’t want to include her in our conversation, it should strictly be between me and him, it’s our son!
So.. communication tips? ideas?
BTW… she was like this BEFORE she got pregnant. It’s not the hormones, she’s just a witch with a B naturally apparently!
His cell phone is shared with his GF, can’t call him.
HE had hit on me a few times during summer, when he came to pick up the child. It’s not happening anymore (probably because she read the email and gave him hell). I didn’t WANT him to hit on me, and I can’t control what he does, when I was asking him he wouldn’t stop so I emailed him. That’s why.
BTW.. why does it sound Like I haven’t moved on? Because I’ve told him to STOP hitting on me? You’re kidding right? Idiot.
I’ve moved on, which is WHY I wanted him to stop. He would had gladly cheated on her, with me, but I sure as hell didn’t want to! I’ve moved on. Happily. Doesn’t mean I can control what HE says or tries to do.
I’ve called 4 times in 3 months: Child was sick twice and visitation wasn’t a good idea, I was in a car accident and the child was with me and I notified him because he saw my scrapped up car and threw a fit, and the other time was Christmas, because I had our son and we had agreed that he’d talk on the phone with him on x-mas. Apparently, that’s too much calling..
Not giving him all the details: Just if the child is sick and we have the reschedule visitation, or if there’s something major. I can’t even communicate THAT apparently.
If I had just TOLD him how to use the meds, he would of said that I didn’t tell him right, and try to tell me I<m irresponsible — happened before. THAT is why I asked him to come to the pharmacy, so he'd have o excuse — and some meds need to be administered before others and it's not written on them… it's important.