Exp and I broke up last December. He was abusive so I left him. He didn't cope very well at all, stalked me for a while amongst other things but I don't want to out myself so I'll try to keep this post vague.
DS turned one in the spring and exp asked if he could buy him an item of outdoor play equipment for our garden. He described it as a small, plastic item which did not need to be anchored into the ground. I agreed to this. DS never received his present as exp decided to fall out with me and withhold the gift.
Ex's mum has now bought a replacement item for DS without asking if it was still ok. (I could have bought one myself for all they knew.).
I have explained nicely to ex's mum that my garden gets ridiculously boggy in autumn and winter, and that as her new item is bigger than the one I agree to, it simply wouldn't be suitable at this time of year, as it would not anchor into the ground. (My garden would have been ok during summer, and the original item didn't need to be anchored into the ground, hence why I originally accepted it.)
The garden virtually turns into a pond from October until feb. I have explained this. I'm living in my childhood home and I couldn't have climbing frames/swings/slides as a child for this very reason.
Well, she once again took it as a personal attack even though I thanked her very much for the idea. She has told me I'm callous, playing with her emotions etc. and that I enjoy her spending money on DS so I can turn round and reject it. (This is the first gift I've had to reject, and it is because of safety reasons!)
Should I bother to reply to her or not? She is continuously twisting what I say and projecting her own nastiness onto my actions. Her, her husband and my ex have been vile towards me. So much so that my solicitor and the police were appalled when I showed her the emails between us.
I know if I reply, it'll fall on deaf ears as per. But I'm fed up of being her verbal punch bag. She's a textbook narcissist in every single way. Shall I send one last reply and then block her for good, telling her I'm going to do so?
This is more of a rant than anything. I'm exhausted from dealing with her crap. I am perplexed at how she managed to fall out with me because of my waterlogged garden!! I wasn't rude to her at all.
(N.B. I have gone NC with ex on the advice of the police if that's relevant.)