My Ex has repeatedly sent/offered money for me to "make peace" with him. What he means is that he wants me to:
- ignore when he is making poor decisions that involve our children
- include him (be social and friendly) during times we are at the same location for a child's event
How can I show him that this is wrong? First, I NEVER contact him unless he has done something to hurt our kids. (He says I harass him) So the bribe is asking for me to ignore any time I see bad bahavior. His bribe says that if I bring up such instances, he will then not pay me my next xhild support payment (so the money he sent as the bribe would count as that months child support.)
Second, he has embarassed himself socially within our school friend-group because he lied about me to them and then was found out, and now he wants me to act like he's a friend. This man is a total narcissist and has serious control issues. This is probably the fourth time he has tried to bribe me with money to "be nice" to him. The first time he offered me $500 to hug him in front of the kids so they would think things were good between us. (Mind you, he was secretly married three weeks after I moved out and was hiding this from everyone for a year). Tip of the iceburg. How do I handle this? (What legal rights do I have against this?) Sidenote, he owes me thousands of dollars but It would cost more than that to legally fight it so I havent. I reply to his bribes the same every time - 'just pay me what you owe and then we can discuss peace.'