The next meet up was much the same. The kids were acting like they were possessed. Repeating themselves, wailing, crying without tears and rocking back and forth. I can not imagine how confronting and horrible this must have been for my ex to witness his own children act like this. I felt sick just getting told the story and seeing the pain in my ex’s eyes..
These beautiful, calm and well mannered little souls were being filled with hatred, lies and deceit. Makes me sick.
I from very early on developed a close bond to the children as well did my daughter. We spent many days playing on the beach, camping, fishing, having picnics and watching movies together. After a few months of getting to know one another, they would run up to me whenever we got to see them and give me big hugs. I have never had bonus children before so it was all new to me. I remember speaking to my own mum who has worked with children all her life, she said to me that your role as a step parent is to be a friend and confidante. Leave the other stuff to your partner and vice versa for him to my child.
I never wanted nor will I ever want to replace any child’s mother. At best, we can be friends and along with the father ,an authoritarian.They always called me by my name as it should be.
Sometimes we would spend time just the four of us as my daughter would be with her dad.I would teach them how to cook and bake as that is my passion.
My ex, the father of my daughter was always happy and accommodating when it came to time divided or changed for some reason. I was one of the lucky ones I suppose. It wasn’t or isn’t always easy and we do not always agree but we do put our child at the forefront making sure she is happy and content. This always use to come up, how lucky I was to have such a mutual parenting agreement with my ex. And I am.
After getting to know my ex, his family and friends, it became clear to me that she had always had issues. She was not mentally well and probably never was. She had probably endured some hardship herself making her become the narcissistic borderline personality that she was and still is. This is often the sad truth. These people have more often than not been through some heavy stuff themselves. They have learned behavior from their parents, grand parents or perhaps other extended family. This doesn’t give anyone an excuse of course because we all do have a choice of what actions we take.
It does however take a very strong and courageous person to break the mold. She was never going to be that person. She is too weak.
In one of her affidavits ( she used these legal documents like they were story telling papers) she would harp on about how happy she was in her new relationship, how they were mixing their little family together and how much money they were earning ( although she forgot that in an earlier affidavit, she was claiming money from him because she didn’t have enough… confused much? )
All the while she wrote the exact opposite about my ex. Apparently he couldn’t keep a relationship, was poor and didn’t have a good foundation to care for his kids.( trying to convince the courts that he wasn’t able to care for the children when the domestic violence accusations didn’t work)
Then she would go on about friends of his. She would write ( in an affidavit) that she received the most beautiful love letter from one of my ex’s friends who is now married to one of her former friends, all to have a go at the woman in that relationship because she was now on his side of the fence. In fact, most of their previously joint friends was now all sitting on his side of the fence wondering what the hell she was doing..he had so much support from all his friends and family. Everyone knew she was lying. No one, as far as I am aware ever asked any questions or posed any sort of doubt about her being the crazy, lying and vindictive person in all of this.
She would accuse some other friends of his and their kids of sexual harassment. Yes, you read that right. Other peoples KIDS…
She had a go at the kindergarten staff where their daughter had previously attended, accusing them of lies…The list goes on….
It was like she had to have a go at anyone and anything that was associated with my ex..The more lies the better. She would go after anything. These out there, weird accusations got bigger and more weird with time.. The more she lost in court and felt the legal system was against her, the more shit she would dream up… wait for it.
I think I previously mentioned that she was also battling her new partners ex wife in court? Yes, she was trying to alienate another woman’s child from her. Because her ex was also bitter. He had cheated on his wife with my ex’s wife. (sorry, gets a bit confusing sometimes)
When his wife wouldn’t take him back after him begging her for months, he turned to her for help and comfort. He wanted revenge so the two of them ( both as twisted as each other) started throwing lies and accusations at her in order for them to try and take her own child away. My ex partners ex wife would be the instigator and would write all court materials, text messages and emails. They accused this poor woman of hurting the child and even said that she was suffering a very specific disorder to aid in their battle. When in fact, it was my ex’s ex wife who was guilty of every said word and accusation herself.
Again, this is very common for the Alienator. Everything they are guilty of they accuse you of….. have a think about that!
The story gets better ….Unfortunately.