Tick tock: the one where Geller discovers Polly is no longer a doormat

[StuckInPollyannaMode]

AKA Co-parenting: I do not think it means what you think it means

Here we go again my lovelies! Will this be the one where I finally get divorced?!

Previous thread here

I have clock news! Turns out, no one wants it. Quelle surprise. Could I sell it? No, sez I, it’s worth ha’penny tuppence on a good day. Plus, no time.

Ha ha.

I suggested, because I am a kind hearted soul and because it’s already in a box and I don’t know which one that they keep the clock face and I get rid of the mechanism and the case. That appears to be a reasonable compromise. Pass me an axe.

The reason for the clock conversation? My brother phoned. My mother has given away my grandfather’s WW1 medals to a museum. WTF?! We’re going to try and get them back. She can’t see what she’s done wrong.

Solicitors on the other side for the house purchase are useless. Estate agent spoke to them today. They are awaiting proof of ID and funds on account?! WTF. I lost my shit a bit. I’d just come back from having a filling so I sounded three gins down, which I’m sure added to the effect.

Oh, and I haven’t stopped laughing for the last hour. A friend has found Geller’s profile on a dating app. It contains such gems as ‘addressing climate change one word at a time in my career as a professional’ and goes on to claim he ‘always has time’

Given me the best laugh I’ve had since my solicitor said she’d call me just to be sure that I wanted to file for absolute once the finance order is made…

Anyway, buckle up loves. It’ll be a ride, as ever…glad you could join me.

Can you just send a one word reply to any verbal diarrhoea that doesn't need a discussion about the girls, like "Noted". Although I think a burner phone or a "cease and desist" letter might be a better long-term plan for your sanity.

Your Mother !!! Have you checked on eBay?

re the clock, tell them its too late, already in the wood basket by the fire.
Too little, too late, wankers

I honestly think you should have a Gellar Phone and just keep it switched off apart from when he has the Dollies.

Either that or have a standard reply

Stop complaining and moaning to me.

Your mum…. You already know my opinion. I wonder if any of it’s true. Perhaps she chucked them out, sold them already, who knows? She was doing a decluttering, right? She only connects with what she wants in that particular moment. Batshit.

Glad I’ve rediscovered you! But sorry that Geller and your mum continue to be …. Well, you know what they are.

Your SIL is VVVVVVVU, she's had years to get the clock.

Oh no why has the house stalled?

Be aware with your SIL the next conversation about the clock will be "you've ruined it" or "you've broken it" or "you need to pay ££££ because it's not worth that now you've done X to it"

They think it's worth ££££ which is why they are picking it up, it's not and that will be a shock and you will be blamed.

Just don’t allow them to draw you into any bullshit about financial compensation for any (I’ll-advised) legal nisivbve

@Justilou1
is nisivbve like covfefe but with ice and a twist?🤭

Polly forget the sodding clock, it's a bit of rotting timber and some non-working parts. Wasn't it at your marital home for years? Then blame Geller.

@DuchessofAnkh22

Be aware with your SIL the next conversation about the clock will be "you've ruined it" or "you've broken it" or "you need to pay ££££ because it's not worth that now you've done X to it"

They think it's worth ££££ which is why they are picking it up, it's not and that will be a shock and you will be blamed.

Absolutely this. I can just imagine them kicking up a HUUUUUGE fuss about their precious clock. Make sure you have clear photos of it before it leaves the house.

Sorry! No idea what happened there

Could your mother have sold the medals to a dealer who advertised in the magazine, and the linen/museum is bulkshit so you and your brother don't find out? There's a big market for militaria, and some medals can be worth quite a lot of money.

Honestly, I doubt she did that. She was clearing the house and it suited her to get rid so she gave it to someone or she chucked it out.

Well, no surprise to hear from the museum that no medals have been donated in the last month. So, she's either still got them or has sold them. I've checked eBay, nothing. They're probably only worth about £80, having looked at what people have paid for them, and she won't have all the stuff that goes with it that increases the value, like his name and rank and so on.

I think we're going to have to accept they're gone.

Geller is an absolute twat, he's driving me nuts, the house sale isn't moving at all, my conveyancing solicitor says there's no chance I'll be in for Easter, work has been nuts and my get up and go has got up and gone. I can't even be bothered with dieting at the moment - and I'd intended to lose a few pounds before skiing! It's just so cold and horrid.

I'm out for dinner with a friend tonight for crab and chips - lush! Going to do Park Run in the morning just to mix things up, then have a day of sorting on the house. The more I deal with now, the less I have to move. That day feels a very long way off.

Had parents evening this week, and the Dollies got a super report, I'm really proud of them.

Oh - the house has stalled because the sellers hadn't given the solicitors their proof of ID and payment on account, now they haven't handed in the probate certificate - I put the offer in at the end of January and haven't had so much as a fixtures and fittings form back.

Utter farce.

Oh god, it's so hard when life if free falling around you and you have no power to change what is happening. Remember to breathe and just let it flow over you. "Grant me the serenity" is a bit twee but honestly I think there are times that it can just be a good mantra for staying sane even if it is said through gritted teeth, followed by a nice long sigh, or good strong huff of breath!
(This is the short bit from the beginning but I like the sentiment, *insert higher being of choice )

"God* grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."

Well done to the dollies, glad you had a good parents evening. Enjoy the crab and chips.

“…and wine to stop me killing people”

Did you express an interest in the medals before @StuckInPollyannaMode?

New to your threads .

Did G go to parents evening?
It seems they only are "difficult" when with him ? Has he ever thought about that🧐

Re the medals, does your Dad know anything? It honestly sounds like your Mum should be checked over by a doctor for dementia, unless you think she did it out of spite.
Here's hoping the house sellers get their arse into gear. Have you already given notice on your current house, just wondering if you are able to a few weeks notice when you have a completion date. It's all so stressful for you. Glad you have the skiing trip to look forward to.

Just a thought ....
When I divorced, several years ago now, I was asked by a friend if I wanted the ExH's kneecaps dealt with. £250 per kneecap apparently. I had to say no because 1. It wasn't friendly, and 2. I didn't have that kind of money.
I was told that a friend in Parkhurst would do it "for fun". I still said no, but I still think about it sometimes ...
Chin up Polly, big gins and hugs to you

Had parents evening this week, and the Dollies got a super report, I'm really proud of them.

This is the only thing that really matters. You achieved this. You and nobody else. Everything else is interference and it will pass.

@BobISMyUncle

Just a thought .... When I divorced, several years ago now, I was asked by a friend if I wanted the ExH's kneecaps dealt with. £250 per kneecap apparently. I had to say no because 1. It wasn't friendly, and 2. I didn't have that kind of money. I was told that a friend in Parkhurst would do it "for fun". I still said no, but I still think about it sometimes ... Chin up Polly, big gins and hugs to you

Oooh that's tempting

Well done dollies!

I have been suggesting a hitman all along