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DH trying to be sneaky? So pissed!

amackeral's picture

Dh is soooo worried about where poor widdle SS20 is going to live when he gets out of jail on Saturday. He has said he's not coming here but since yesterday, he's mentioned a million times how worried he is about where SS is going to go. I worry if DH can't figure anything else out, he'll try to move him in here no matter what I say/think.

DH had a friend offer for SS to come there if the courts/probation would allow it (they live about 3-4 hours away from us), but that still leaves "where's he going to go for the time being, until SS's PO authorizes it" if they would.

DH was on the phone to this friend, talking about it, when suddenly his whole demeanor changed and he went outside, saying he wasn't getting very good reception. But he was for the other 15 minutes of the conversation???

Yeah, I had a gut feeling that he wasn't telling me the truth so when he went out, I cracked the sliding door open just a tiny bit and hear him say "I had turned SS's phone off because we didn't know how long he was going to be in jail, but I'm thinking about turning it back on for him when he gets out".

All along, DH has been saying we won't be helping SS monetarily at all. Not like we could afford to anyway, with DH being laid off. We're barely paying our bills on time.

I'm so pissed, that he would be saying this behind my back! What else is he thinking about doing that he hasn't told me about??? I'm sure he hasn't brought it up to me because he knows what my answer will be...not only no, but absolutely fucking no! The little asshole hadn't paid us for his phone for the past 3 months, was buying drugs instead. Fuck him, he can get a cheap throwaway phone, a prepaid phone.

I talked to my sister about this, she suggested not confronting DH just yet, see if he comes to me about it. Or see if he does it behind my back. Or even possibly that he was just saying it to "look good". Unfortunately, I won't know if he does it without telling me until next month, because our phone bills are separate since we were with different companies when we got together. So I wouldn't know it until he pays the bill and it's higher than normal.

If he does it behind my back, I will be furious. And I will transfer my paychecks back in to my old bank account, that he does not have access to. God I'm so pissed it's taking so much effort to not go out there and just start a fight about this!

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amackeral's picture

Hadn't thought about that, his old phone having all his old contacts in it.

Before all this happened, I had told DH that if SS wasn't paying us for his phone, we should just activate an old non-data phone that hubby had, or buy a really cheap non-data phone to put on that line for SS. My thoughts were that if he wasn't paying for his phone, why should he have internet and everything that are not necessities.

So at this point, because DH has chosen not to talk to me about this...I'm not sure if DH is thinking about reactivating the old phone or getting a new non-data phone. But you do bring up a very good point about all his loser friends being able to contact him directly. Sadly he'll still have his old phone, activated or not, because he paid for it and no way for us to take it from him.

Merry's picture

Yes, this^^^. If he has a cell phone at all, it needs to be a prepaid, new number, no old contacts.

amackeral's picture

Thankfully I just got paid, so I won't have a paycheck for 2 more weeks. And my paychecks were previously direct deposited in to that account before, so as long as I change the info back as of Tuesday next week, they can go to the old account on the 24th.

I know this fight is coming, the writing is on the wall. But I don't want him to be able to say I caused the fight by changing my direct deposit. This one has to be all on him and his actions.

ctnmom's picture

There is TONS of support for young people getting out of jail- are you in the US? Every state has transitional support. My brother is a social worker so I know this. And it goes without saying, as soon as your DH turns that phone on , SS will get some drugs. VERY bad idea. I really feel for you AND your DH this is a tough situation. But his "help" will only hurt. SS has to sink or swim on his own to straighten up.

amackeral's picture

Sadly, I'm sure the old phone is in a bag or box at the jail, as he likely had it on him when he got arrested...so he'll get it back when he gets out.

Oh trust me when I say he WILL NOT be coming here, ever! If DH wants to see SS, he can meet him somewhere away from our home. But at this point, I can't even trust DH to spend time with SS alone for fear of what he would/could promise him if I'm not around!

Thankfully I work from home so he'll have no access to even get in our house to find stuff to steal.

amackeral's picture

DH has guilty dad syndrome so he just HAS to protect poor widdle SS. I'm sure he feels that SS doing drugs is his fault somehow and now he's going to bend over backwards to help him in any way he can /sigh