This week, I feel like I am all over the place with my emotions. My mind is going through the past again as this situation with my daughter and ex-husband has made all those memories resurface. Although, it is a little better than before, I used to feel pretty hopeless at times. Not suicidal, but perhaps a little depressed because it seemed like by ex-husband could just do whatever he wanted and get away with it.
Today, my anger is really just a mask for my fear. I am afraid my ex-husband will successfully turn my daughter against me. I hope it doesn’t happen, but right now she is grounded and pissed about it. She does seem like she wants to hurt me and she is hurling her dad’s own words at me. It really hurts that my own daughter would repeat these hateful statements.
During a conversation yesterday, she said, “You are all over the place as usual.” That is totally something my ex-husband would say. His stupid wife, yes I said she is stupid, send me an email one time stating she felt I had Borderline Personality Disorder. What business does an assistant teacher have to make any sort of medical diagnosis? Seriously!
Today, was a better day with my daughter. She didn’t make any of this easy and at times I felt like driving her to my ex-husband’s house and dropping her off. However, I think that is what she wanted. She is just pissed that she is grounded because she got caught smoking pot and after I took her phone away, she was caught sneaking other devices to get online twice. So her solution is that she is 17 and can choose to go live with her dad. Plus, he tells her this an doesn’t agree with grounding her.
Yesterday, I gave her a list that said something like…
Chore List #1
You are too old for a Time-Out, so it is time for a Time-In. Your attitude will no longer be tolerated. As long as your attitude continues you will receive more chores.
- Chore List
Until your behavior changes there will be no internet, TV, phones, ice-cream, etc…
Today, I gave her a second chore list because she wasn’t done with the first list and still had this chip on her shoulder. She actually came around and did the chores I asked her to do and actually talked a bit more. She laughed a few times and seemed to let go of some of this anger.
Honestly, why do I feel the need to explain myself to my ex-husband. He has not changed one bit from the man I lived with and divorced all those years ago. He is still just as narcissistic and egotistical as ever. I think he really believes he is God’s gift to the world and everyone else is just beneath him. Of course he will not agree with anything I do with our daughter and often tries to work against me and not in the best interest of our daughter.
Sorry, I think I am venting today. This should have been a fantastic week, I did a webinar for my work and I received a great review and a raise. It was very much overshadowed by this hell.
I know we will get through all this. Hopefully, my daughter won’t choose my ex-husband’s house because of his permissive parenting. She really can’t do anything until she is 18 and that is ten months away. Hopefully she will grow up a little between now and then. Unfortunately, my ex-husband may continue to make hell for us. I am not sure if he even wants custody of her or if he just wants her to hate it here. I think she would cramp his single lifestyle.
Time will tell I guess.
Is This Abusive 
Leave a Reply