BM has REALLY gotten on my nerves the past couple days. Usually we co-parent pretty well together, but this weekend I felt so overwhelmed over the smallest things I just wanted to curl into a ball and hide in my room.

#1. Last week she texts me saying that "Everyone in SD5 class got their school pictures in, but SD didn't". I knew she was hinting that I took them and didn't tell her. I'm usually the one picking up SD from school on our days because my fiancé owns a business and it's really hard for him to get out of work at that time, which I understand. But anyway. I reply with "That's really weird, are you sure? I know that there definitely wasn't any pictures in her cubby or her backpack last time she was at our house.." and she responds with "Well I think its odd that everyone else in the school got them and she didn't, I don't know, maybe you can look in her room or something if you don't keep tabs on her with a folder or anything..". REALLY!? Yeah, I picked up SD's Kindergarten pictures and secretly hid them from you AND her father. She TEXTS my BF this morning and says that when she dropped her off at school, her teacher found the pictures. That's it. No no, its okay, you don't have to apologize to me or anything..

#2. SD has dance class once a week and since our schedules change that means every other week I'm the one who picks her up. BM must have gotten hit on the head because she text BF INSISTING that we had her dance bag and that she was embarrassed because she was going to drop her off tomorrow with no dance clothes, and that I had to (stop cooking dinner) and go through her room and find the bag. I looked back on the calendar (because of Thanksgiving and a family affair the past two weeks she hasn't been to dance) and saw that the last time she had dance was on BM's day. Of course, I already knew this, well because I'm not a slob and SD knows where to put her things when she gets home. I told him to write BM back and explain to her that we checked but really believe it was her day and there was no reason for us to have it. 3 hours later she texts him saying she found it but the tights aren't in the bag. HMM.. if I'm not mistaken usually when you pick her up from dance she's WEARING her dance clothes, which should go in the wash when you get home. So.. that leads me to believe after 3 weeks.. she didn't wash her clothes. Gross.

3#. Maybe I'm exaggerating on this one. I'm sure most of you with younger skids know about "The Elf on The Shelf". SD has an elf at BM's and at our house. As I'm sure you're aware, you're not allowed to touch the elf or else he will lose his powers and not be able to fly back to the north pole. For the past 3 years SD has known she's not allowed to touch the elf and has seen the movie about it where it clearly shows what happens if you do. She came home today telling me that at BM's house she's allowed to touch the elf, and even allowed to sleep with it. REALLY? I don't know why it bothers me so much, but when you tell you're child that the Elf is here to watch and make sure you're nice to report to Santa and not to touch him or he loses magic, it makes them behave just a little bit better. By all means its her house and she's under her roof and its her rules but since we BOTH have an elf I think the rules should apply to both homes. For God's sake even in the book that comes with the Elf it says "you cannot touch me!". Just taking away a little Christmas magic if you ask me... :?