tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-60470627150293515182008-06-26T08:38:00.002-04:002008-06-26T08:47:55.389-04:00I just read <a href="http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=9609&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=544657&menuid=7&GT1=26000">this article</a> about a guy who was taking his new girlfriend to a party where his ex-wife would be. He was running over the several nightmare scenarios of the possible outcome. This made me think back to Christmas before last when I met my ex-husband's girlfriend. I wasn't very nice. <br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, it wasn't her fault. She seemed nice enough and believe it or not, I was genuinely happy that my ex-husband had found someone that he cared about and who seemed to care about him. The problem was that I was very, very, VERY angry at my ex-husband, and that came out in the meeting. I am pretty sure that the new girl thought it was directed at her, but what could I say. At that point I didn't care. <br /><br />What happened was that on Christmas morning, which he and I had always made a point of sharing with our children even after the divorce, my son opened a gift from his father and it turned out to be something that I had stood firmly against him having until he turned 18. My son knew he wasn't allowed to have it until he was 18 and my ex-husband knew my view on it, but he got it for him anyway. I was, how shall we say it... murderous. That night while I was sitting peacefully at my parent's house, my ex-husband arrived to introduce the new girl to me. I was still murderous and it was very apparent. <br /><br />I feel a little bad now about behaving that way because I know (or at least hope) that it had nothing to do with her, that it was just him being him and overriding my wishes (yet again). <br /><br />The two of them have since broken up, but if ever I see her I will apologize for behaving like a spoiled child in front of her. <br /><br />And then we can laugh about the ex that belongs to the both of us now. <br /><br />MWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAADebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.com