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monday monday....
Hi!
Sorry this is later than normal. Am a little angry right now. I have two stepsons ages 8 and 9 I have been raising them since they were 3 and 4. She contacted me today via FB. She lost our numbers and needs them again. "so I can talk to my boys" . She almost never calls. She has gone years without seeing them. In general she is a crappy mother. She made me angry.
Also she is trying to conceive another kid. She has a daughter with her current husband. She is way behind in her child support. by like 8 months.
So yeah. am angry today.
So what do you do to calm down after you are angry?
Re: monday monday....
I'm sorry you're having a craptastic day. If it makes you feel any better, my SIL and her boyfriend have the same issue, and it's gotten worse since they bought a house together - kind of reversed, though, since the mom has the boys. She rarely lets them see the boys outside of court scheduled visits, so whenever the family wants to see them for holidays they aren't scheduled for, it's a huge fight to get her to let them come. If SIL and her bf were behind in child support, I'd understand, but they're doing pretty well, so it's all the mom's issue. She wouldn't let them go to their dad's house after school this past Friday to go shopping for stuff for their new rooms. No reason, just they couldn't go. I hate parents like that.
How do I calm down? Read, write, go for a walk, or - unless Zach's the one making me mad - sex. Cleaning seems to help, too, as the last time I got really mad, the apartment wound up spotless. Hope it gets better!
Sorry you are having a bad day.
What helps me calm down, exercise, cleaning, or a glass of wine helps too
Exactly this!
I wish cleaning calmed me down! I read, exercise (treadmill or take a class), swim (mainly float around), hit my husband's punching bag, or write something to get it out on paper.
You just reminded me of this quote by Ann Landers: ?Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.? I heard it with anger in place of resentment last week when I was irate about something and really liked it. Don't give her valuable real estate that you could give the boys.