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This time BM texted at 5 am instead of 4:30...how considerate!

z3girl's picture

What is wrong with these people? Do they have no manners? Wait, I know the answer to that one!

So in my last blog, I was upset with BM texting DH at 4:30 am over life insurance, and waking me up in the process. That was 2 weeks ago.

DH did get the paperwork from his life insurance company showing proof of everything she wants, but apparently didn't forward it on. I'm not sure if it's just laziness or if he's dragging his feet on purpose to piss her off. Both are equally possible.

So here I am at 38 weeks pregnant. At 3:56 am DH gets a text message, and as usual, it only wakes me up. I make a poor attempt to go back to sleep. At 5:00 am, he gets another text message. This time DH stirs and actually picks up his phone. Without a word, he goes back to sleep.

Turns out SD19 was the one who texted him at 4 am. She hasn't contacted him in MONTHS. He sounded annoyed and said that he didn't even understand what she was trying to say. I said it must have been a drunk text...in college, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the week! A girl she knows at school works in a liquor store that DH likes to shop at and recognized the last name on the debit card DH used and went back to SD19 and asked if she's related and described DH and me to her. That is what was so important at 4 am after many many months of no contact. I'm not sure if I should be happy for DH that she's contacting him again or not. As much as I don't like her, it does bother me that he has to pay so much for someone who has no contact with him. If there was any kind of relationship, it would make it a little easier, no?

Another thought that popped in to my head here is that SD apparently doesn't treat her father much like a father. When I was in college (or before or after college!) I never would have tried to contact either of my parents in the middle of the night unless it was an emergency. Why would SD want to contact her father in the middle of the night? That's the way you act with people your own age. Granted, cell phones were much more rare when I was in college (I had one but rarely had it on) but I don't think it shows the proper respect to an adult by contacting like that. It can wait until the daylight hours, or the parent might freak out worrying. Am I wrong about this?

So...at 5 am, BM texted DH again about the life insurance policy. SD was a good distraction because I would have been even more pissed at a second text at that time if it wasn't for her. I said to DH that I see where SD gets her manners from. They both need to refrain from texting outside of normal daylight hours. I said SD gets some slack because as his daughter, she should always be able to contact him, but there's no excuse for BM. I hope he ignored the bitch.

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z3girl's picture

He refuses to turn it off completely (only has it on vibrate) just in case it really is an emergency. Can't say I entirely blame him. (We don't have a home phone, just cell phones)

z3girl's picture

Exactly! I think it's incredibly rude, but it seems to only bother me, not DH Sad

z3girl's picture

I guess I just wish he would man up enough and tell them both that it's not appropriate to text in the middle of the night unless it's an emergency. Even if it doesn't bother him, it bothers me, wakes me up, and that should be enough. But no....

z3girl's picture

THAT would be too funny. I haven't texted her in close to a year and a half. When DH and BM were in a court battle, and it looked like DH was going to have to sell the car he was letting SD use, she texted me obscenities and stuff demanding I sell my own car so she can keep driving "hers"...the vehicle just sitting in her mother's driveway because she wasn't even allowed to have it at school her freshman year. Anyway, I deleted her text and have never contacted her since. She has only shown her face to us once since then (even though she got to keep the car).

The only fear I'd have of contacting her directly is that she would text us all hours of the night out of spite. She's furious at us for having a child of our own, so I bet if she finds out that I'm annoyed, she'd really have a ball.

As for BM, I'd have no problem texting her back that it's inconsiderate of her to text at these hours of the night, but I don't have her number (not that I want it!) and I won't touch DH's phone. That's one area we mostly respect each other's privacy - we don't go through each other's phones.

Auteur's picture

I am SOOOOO glad that for almost a year now, neither the Behemoth nor the skids have GG's work cell number!!

Of course that will be changing when the "glorious reunion" happens.

I'm hoping they'll offer up an ultimatum to GG. "It's either US or Auteur!"

Hopefully, he'll choose wisely and choose the Behemoth and his spawn. But then again, I"m GG's meal ticket. . .

z3girl's picture

Probably. But my DH is very stubborn, and since HE doesn't appear annoyed at this, no matter that I have clearly said that I am, he won't do anything about it. Sad

oneoffour's picture

Ummm, sleep in another room. And tell him them texts all hours of the night are waking you up.

Either he turns the thing off or you sleep in another room. Simple really. You may also get to sleep some more.

z3girl's picture

Hmmm...I like the idea of sleeping in another room! I've NEVER done that before! That would really show him that I'm upset. I won't argue or complain or anything, but simply go to another room. I'm liking that one! Thanks!