Communication Issues
Something that is a small problem now, but I could see as becoming a large problem down the road. Biomom calls and leaves messages every now and then, maybe twice a week or more, asking dh if he'll call and talk to his son about this or that, or most usually that there's this major problem that he needs to call and address. Of course, almost 100% of the time we can assume that what she's claiming is bogus and the kid is completely fine, and there really was no reason or need for the call. Every now and then, though, something that she says in her message hits me and I am pretty sure she's being sincere. Even so, he still doesn't call.
I would almost rather him call all the time than none of the time. I'm afraid that something really bad is going to happen and we'll be convinced that she's just crying wolf again and not call. Though I have a feeling that if something serious happened and he was really needed we'd know it beyond shadow of a doubt, I still worry. I'm also worried about the projection that she's putting onto SS by doing this. I'm sure that he is aware that she is calling asking for a return call and Dad isn't calling back. Even though her calls are 99% bogus and she never has any real emergency, I still feel like she's presenting the situation such that it is flipped around and dh is the bad guy.
Am I just being paranoid, or could this be a real problem?
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It could be a problem if it creates distress for your home...
Is this behaviour on the part of biomom a form of manipulation and control? Are there any situations that a mother wouldn't be able to problem solve on her own? I am doubtful that there would be or that there would be no other resource besides dad who could assist in whatever issue might arise!
Would it be useful to discuss with someone for advice re: this issue? What is the fear that you describe of "something happening" if your spouse doesn't return the call?
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Well, I don't know how substantiated these claims are, but she is constantly threatening to bring him back to court or get him arrested. She's not so bad anymore but it used to be her way to get him to do anything. Of course after a month or two he got over feeding into her sick little games and just started ignoring her. I'm afraid that after a while of him not calling her back she'll try to do something along those lines. Not that I think she'll succeed, just that I think she'll try to make our lives hell again for a while.
But more than that, I'm afraid that there's actually going to be a real emergency one of these times and dh will be convinced that she's just making stuff up like she always does. It's like the boy that cried wolf...she seems to have a dire emergency every three days. What happens if the boy falls and breaks a leg or gets seriously hurt and dh doesn't return the call because we're so used to her bull $(%* on any other occasion?
Like I said I'm probably just being paranoid and thinking too far into things but I'm worried. I feel like him not returning ANY of the calls is opening an opportunity for her to cause problems.
*~So sayeth Nymh~*
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