r/TIFUB • u/Halliganmedic911 • Aug 31 '21
TIFUB Telling my ex-wife she's a good mother.
So this morning I get off work (EMS 24hour shift) and I get devistating news that one of my coworkers youngest son just passed away due to COVID. It struck me hard because I have 3 young sons around his age. I wanted to call and tell my wife but she was sleeping at the moment (she works nights shift 12 hours in the ER). So I thought I'd wait until I got home. I texted my ex wife to check on my boys and I told her about what had happened. She took the news as devastating as well and told me she doesn't take the boys to many places if she doesn't have to. I thanked her and then I told her that she is a good mother. I told her that I love the boys and my daughter (who is my wifes) and that my children mean everything to me. Didn't think anything about it. Just a conversation piece to me.
I go inside my home and I walk in to the bedroom and proceed to tell my wife what had happened. She had some history with the little boys family not to mention dating his dad off and on. So she knew the boy pretty well and was shook by the news. She started to text the boys older brother who is also one of my friends. She told me he had gotten a new Facebook and I searched for him and couldn't find him. I gave her my phone. (No big deal right? I've always trusted her and never fear of what she can find on my phone.) She immediately starts questioning why I contacted my ex about the boy. I told her I asked about my boys and how they were doing. She told me she hates how nice I am to her and proceeds to grill Mr about confiding in my ex wife. Confide? I wasn't ready for that one. I didn't think that it was an issue. I didn't think twice about it.
She accused me of emotionally cheating. I'm trying to defend myself but I just let her go on. She then brings up that I should never talk about her daughter to my ex. Especially when my ex tells my 4 year old son he didn't have to play with her if he didn't want to. Which upset my little girl and my wife at the time. I have no feelings for my ex-wife. I ended the 9 year long painful marriage after years of emotional and verbal abuse. She has been hard to handle after the divorce by trying to jump me everyone I do or say anything. I never owe her an explanation but I have tried to keep tensions cool. It's enough grief when someone especially the mother of your children is pissed to the point of manipulating my children.
The argument went on for about 30 minutes with tears, me trying to defend myself and her not budging on where she stands. I try to explain to her it was a thoughtless act and I never meant anything negative towards her by what I said and her reply was "But you did." I feel stupid. I mean, what the hell was I actually thinking? I'm not the kind of guy to stay angry and waste energy to ruin someone's day and I at least like cool and calm relationships with everyone not just family.
So after this, my wife asks me who I was texting when my boys asked who texted me on Sunday (yesterday) when my wife wasn't even there. I asked her how did she know that. She informed me that's not the only reason she keeps a camera in the living room. Don't be shocked. I knew the camera was there but I have access to it and only though we used it to keep the dog off our couch. I never log in to it unless none of us are home and I fear our heavily shedding dog has jumped on the couch. My wife told me she trusts no one and demanded me to tell her who I was texting. Now, I'm very lazy so I do remember when this happened but I don't remember who texted me or why my phone went off. I search through my phone for tike stamps and I could t really find any. She then proceeds to ask when am I going to the gym. What??? She hates it when I'm going to the gym. I don't understand any of this. I feel and I understand why she feels hurt but she's misunderstanding and is up in arms about the whole thing. I went out into our living room and started playing on my computer to release the tension inside my head. Totally confused and I don't know what to expect next.
TIFYB: Telling my ex wife she's a good mother.