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02 Nov 2012
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Pity me, I live in CrazyTown.

So after the response I got from the X yesterday taking a giant leap into CrazyTown, I had to think about how I wanted to respond. Clearly I’d like to point out that no lawyer in their right mind would say the stupid crap he’s saying about terminating his rights. Clearly this is all for show. Otherwise, had he done his research about this topic, (like I have) he’d know that in order to give up his rights, he needs someone willing to take his place. The kids would need to be adopted by someone else as their “father”. So, this was just him whining, wanting to be pitied, wanting me to say “Oh no no, YOU’RE their father!” I’m out of the Making It All Better Business in regards to him. Rather, my response was:

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From: ME
To: X
Subject: Re: resolution

No where did I suggest that you terminate all of your parental rights and responsibilities.
As I am sure you are aware, court orders need to be modified from time to time. Based on the issues we’ve experienced with the current court orders as far as notification and visitation, we wish to have language in place to ensure the kids have consistency and adult matters are kept between the adults.

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After I sent it, I didn’t know what to expect. Was he going to come raging back about what a whore I am? How all my “past actions” have denied me the opportunity to “ever be trusted again!”? You know, the usual talking points I get in response when I ask for something. If not that, then likely, I wouldn’t hear anything at all. However, a few short hours later, this is his answer:

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From: X
To: ME
Subject: RE: resolution

True. I am aware of quite a bit more now, than I was a few years ago.
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I’ve done this long enough now to know that this is manipulation. This is “talk to me , press for what you want, engage me in conversation.” This email made me more uncomfortable than I’d been in a long time in dealing with him. I can handle the screaming, the name calling, the shitting all over my parenting and life choices. But this, this is just dripping with ‘pity me’. Blech!

Looks like negotiations are over.

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