It's been a weird Christmas
Kids got presents they were all appreciative of what they got
SO got socks (socks for Christmas is a tradition in this house) and a new shirt
I got socks I bought for myself and SO appropriated as his gift to me (really seriously couldn't even pull off some bubble bath?)
My dd regifted to SO and I presents from her dad's white elephant but they were so not ment for a 17y/o girl and at least she tried
SO had his kids for Christmas, BM had thrown a fit wanting them earlier on Christmas day (she was supposed to get them at 2) she showed up at 3:15 after complaining about having to even come get them.
I'd known she'd be late, her van was still at her house when I took my kids to exIL's and then popped by my aunt, uncles, and cousins who love next door to BM, course it got even better when she showed up with her bf in his car which means she was in town 5 min away.
It was nice to see my exIL's I miss them they are good people and their health hasn't been good lately.
I gave my exh's gf dd a hug and wished her Merry Christmas, then tapped her mom on the shoulder hugged her and said the same.
I did NOT hug exh cause #1 he doesn't deserve it, #2 that would be weird, and awkward, #3 it's be awful rude and disrespectful to his gf especially all the crap he makes up about me.
I don't like his gf as a person but I do appreciate that she tries when it comes to my kids, and as a little self serving as it might be afterward I thought maybe it would set a good example to my kids.
BM was to have the kids till 9pm, but text SO at 6:30 asking when he was getting them he told her "9 pm it's Christmas" she then bitched back she was bringing them right then as "some of us have to work in the morning."
The kids already knew we were getting them at 9pm they had asked us and apparently told their mom she didn't have to bring them back yet and she told their dd "shut up your dad doesn't tell me when I get you or drop you off." Wow BM way to go on Christmas, that's okay we enjoyed having them curled up watching the Dr. Who Christmas special with us.
I let exh have the kids all break, but they are coming home tomorrow because dd wants to go shopping with me not ride in a car for 2 hours and go to a head shop, I had to text ex that ds would come with till he got off work because as rarely as I actually complain to him what he does with our kids on his time I will not let our 11 y/o spend the afternoon at a head shop. his response "k"
So that was my Christmas, next year I'm hiding in a cabin in the woods, blended family crap for 30 yrs my own childhood and now, I'm sick of all the running, I liked the 1st Christmas my exh and I separated I played too depressed did Christmas morning with my kids then sat around and was lazy and watched movies.