Parden the rant....

You know I never really take the chance to talk about things that really piss me off on the blog. I try to be happy-go-lucky and talk about good stuff. But this one thing really, really torks me off so I for once am going to write about it.

My ex-husband is a complete and total asshole.

There are way, way many things I could list that make him such and I would never, ever say these things to our children.

This is a man when I told him Emily had died said to me "un uh. A man that when I try to talk to him about how our daughter is doing in swimming lessons tells me that he doesn't want idle chit-chat and just put it in an email. A man that complains about his obligation of child support yet THREE years after moving back to Mississippi still lives at home with his parents.

Yes, Lance, Manging Editor for The Mississippi Press, who makes almost as much money as I do -- which in Mississippi is a very, very good salary, is definably, and unquestionably a very detestable person.

And I really hate the way he uses Briana as a pawn. During our divorce it was agreed upon that I would have visitation with Bri. Even though she is Lance's daughter I raised her for 11 years and for two of those Lance was living in Mississippi. He would not let her come see us last summer so when I saw her at when I was home for Emily's funeral she was upset that she had not gotten to come visit.

The last time I talked with Lance, and for once he was nice on the phone (of course he was asking for yet another reduction in child support) he said that he would not be able to come Gabe's birthday this year and that Briana could come instead for the week of Thanksgiving. We talked about splitting cost of flight and everything was fine. After this I emailed him twice about it and no response. So, tonight when he called the kids he asked him about it. He was a COMPLETE ASS about it. Of course I don't why I am surprised. That is the typical Lance "i am angry at the the world" attitude.

Now he says that she can come if she wants but he will not pay for half the ticket. What else is new ? So now instead of $115 I will half to come up with $230 for her to fly home. And if I don't do it then I disappoint her, Gabe and Katy....and myself because I really miss her and want to see her.

Anyway...sorry again about the rant.

But sometimes a girl just has to vent. Maybe fate will step in and I will win the Mega Millions tonight and then I can fly her to Virginia on a private jet. :)