My uncle (married to my aunt who homeschools my son) has shingles. I was just informed of that fact this morning. To protect the EX HUSBAND who has a compromised immune system, travels internationally, and has never had chicken pox, I tried offered him alternative arrangements. I organized everything except one part, and he is refusing to compromise because he is too much of a whiny brat to take care of it himself. Also, he brought my son unprepared for PE.
Me: "so run to Walmart and buy him something."
Jerk who just put a racing strip on his stupid Mini Cooper: "I can't afford that right now."
Me: "you have over $30,000 of available credit on your credit card."
Whiny Dictator (aka., the aforementioned jerk): "I spent that all on my attorney."
Me: "then don't you think that we as responsible adults should learn how to raise our son together?"
Litigious monster (aka., jerk or dictator): "That's never going to be possible. We need to have a judge decide everything. I'll have my attorney put this exception in the permanent order."
When I realized I was about to lose control of my volume and my vocabulary, I hung up and quickly walked out while the tears started overflowing. Of course, I ran into my boss on the way out.
Attorney: "What's wrong?"
Me: "My exhusband is just being a [donkey]."
I then curled up and bawled in the upstairs bathroom. I may be out of that marriage, but I don't know if my son and I will ever be free of that monster.