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"You Put My Babies in a Closet?!"

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Submitted by lieutenant_dad on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 7:27am

Let's play a game!

Last night, we had a tornado warning. The town next to us (within 2 miles) got hit badly with either a tornado or high winds, causing building and large tree damage. So, DH and I cleaned out the closet we shelter in under the stairs. Since the boys are still with us (third week in a row, longest away from BM EVER), we told them to shelter in the closet with the dog. This lasted maybe 20 minutes before getting the all clear.

So here's the game. I want you to set the scene of BM finding out her preciouses were put in a closet as described above. Paint me a picture - what does her face look like, her tone of voice, etc. Then tell me what she'd say to the kids and then your SO.

I feel like, for many of you, BM would LOSE HER MIND if she found out her kids were in a closet, even for their own protection. So let's entertain one another and share! 

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Submitted by CompletelyPuzzled on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 7:58am

I am sure our BM would trip over her own feet, running to call CPS on us.  Of course in her version, SD would be in the closet for hours and there would be no mention of the weather.

I guarantee she'd freak out and tell DH that SD needs to live with her since we don't have a basement, which is funny.  She lives in a single wide trailer in tornado alley.

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Submitted by Chmmy on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 8:14am

BM would be forever grateful that I took care of her babies, call them and tell them she loves them sooooooo much, love you, miss you, love you, ok bye love you and then she would go on with her life with her husband, maybe have a quiet dinner or plan a vacation alone.  The luxury DH and I don't have.

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Submitted by susanm on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 9:38am

Because the proper place for them would obviously be in the middle of the living room with the big bay windows.......

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Submitted by advice.only2 on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 9:43am

In my scenario it would be three to six months after the alleged incident occurred because it would take Meth Mouth that long to get sober enough to remember why she was taking DH to court and to show up.

We would be served and I'm sure there would be a whole scenario about how we sheltered in a bunker in our back yard (which we don't have) and left Spawn alone in the house to try to fend for herself. There would then be references to the time me and my bios took a trip to Disneyworld without Spawn and references to a time Meth Mouth gave Spawn a cell phone and we returned it to her and it was allegedly broken.

The judge would review the evidence presented to him, Meth Mouth would sob uncontrollably and the judge would deem the issues worthy of reprimand and would give Meth Mouth more time and admonish DH to never abandon his precious Spawn ever again.

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Submitted by Ursula on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 9:47am

BM wouldn't say anything about it until DH said something to her that made her mad.  Then she would completely ignore what DH actually said and say "SD told me you put her in a closet.  I'm taking this to my lawyers to see what they think about that!"

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Submitted by hereiam on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 9:51am

Right after we moved into our house and SD's first weekend at the house, there was a tornado in our area. BM called to see how close it was to us but I suspected that she only used that as an excuse to see if DH had given her the correct phone number.

I had to ask her if she wanted to talk to SD. She stammered, "Oh, well sure."

So, I don't know if she would have cared if SD was in a closet or not, as she didn't even ask about her.

BM can make an issue out of anything, if she is so inclined, so put her in a closet, don't put her in a closet, there would have been no winning.

 

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Submitted by Livingoutloud on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 10:16am

BM always cried abuse and routinely accused everyone of abusing and molesting everyone else. I am sure she'd make an abuse accusation of sorts hearing about someone hiding in the closet. She accused adult SDs of abusing her because she really couldn't accuse DH  of anything anymore as SDs are adults. BM is dead as of recent so no more nonsense. 

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Submitted by Jcksjj on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 11:37am

Lol, my kids play in the closets and cupboards for fun.  As have most kids I've ever known (I see the skids are teens sp they're little old for that, but still). Must be one of those BMs that can turn anything into a negative and just wants to fight.

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Submitted by strugglingSM on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 2:50pm

A few months ago, DH yelled at one SS because he hit his brother in the face. This SS ran upstairs and hid in his closet. He then texted BM, told her what happened, and told her he was hiding in the closet. Her response, "that's ridiculous! who are you afraid of, your dad or strugglingSM?!" After she said that SS backed off a bit, not sure why, because he's not above lying about us, but he knew full well that DH had already yelled at him and wasn't going to do anything more. BM didn't text DH, because she's not supposed to meddle anymore and because DH has told this SS that he needs to stop creating drama with BM, so now they keep it all secret. If SS is out and leaves his phone, I look at it to see what he is saying to BM and what she is saying back. Maybe that's wrong of me, but I figure it's wrong of BM to want a constant play-by-play of everything in our home.