Rules of Disengagement

I met Mr. Ex last evening so we could go to the bank that houses our still surviving joint checking account & deposit our tax return check & then divide the booty. A pleasant encounter in the cornucopia of post-divorce interactions. Or not.

Here are my Rules for Chatting with an Ex-Wife (that you lied to and cheated on and dumped without an ounce of compassion while nearly destroying two beloved daughters as well):

1. Don't mention the new baby you are about to have--especially while emphasizing the word "son."

2. Don't mention the new baby's ultrasound and how great a photo it is.

3. Don't mention that the new baby is kicking a lot and that the new wife is complaining about it.

4. Don't ask if our babies kicked a lot.

5. Don't say the word "baby."  At all.

Still Together

Someone once told me that one doesn't have to stay married forever, but once you're divorced, you're divorced forever. I didn't get it then. But I do now.

It seems there's always something I need to transact with Mr. Ex. This week, it's the tax refund check made out to both of us, and another financial matter. And I want to ask him if he'll take the dogs while I'm out of town next week (yes, I still have a compulsion to get out of L.A. despite my current romance.) And then there's the fact that his Direct TV account has mistakenly got my mailing address instead of his.

Barely a week goes by, and there's something I have to talk to him about. And then I get irritated, because I hate the sound of his voice so I email him to avoid actually talking to him. But he doesn't get back to me. So I email him again. 

Divorced forever.