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February 2012 Moms
mlbohannon1120
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Longest, Craziest day EVER.
mlbohannon1120
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I'm not even sure on where to start with this one.
My FIL is crazy. Point blank - he's bipolar and has recently spent some time in jail. He's a nice guy, but he cannot control his mood swings and without medication he goes off the deep end. Last night he showed up at our house at 2:30 in the morning needing a place to sleep. (Might I add he brought this woman we've only met once along for the ride...) I have to be at work by 7:30 am so I wake up pretty early. As soon as I got out of the shower, he was waiting in the kitchen to talk to me. Let me just say, this man talks, and talks, and talks until you want to pull your hair out. Regardless, he's impossible to get away from so I was almost late to work.
After a horrendously long and obnoxious day at work, I come home to my husband who is very upset - angry with his dad for running his mouth and giving him a hard time. I also notice a very small dent/hole-ish place in our wooden bedroom door. My husband's explanation was he was so mad at his dad he punched it - sketchy because that's completely unlike him. Come to find out, my FIL punched the door, and about 10 minutes after I got home, this man showed BACK up in the driveway screaming and cussing at my husband. He's very aggressive, and was trying to provoke MH into fighting by getting into his face and calling him names...ugh! Every time he comes here he asks us for money, and when we tell him that we don't have any extra money to give him, he flips! This whole scene pretty much scared me to death, and my heart started RACING and I'm sure my BP rose like crazy...
All I could think to do was round up his belongings from where he stayed the night before and ask him to leave. He had some wet clothes still in the washing machine, so as I'm throwing them into a plastic bag, he tries to pick a fight with me telling me that I'm a b!tch and a whole bunch of other stuff. As he's getting ready to (finally) leave he commences to tell me that he doesn't want anything to do with our child because he doesn't like girls. He's such a winner.
To top all this drama off, the fiance of my poor cousin who was supposed to get married on Saturday called OFF THE WEDDING! Wow, a whopping week before the big day, he decides he's not ready. Of course I'm terribly sorry for her situation, but now (since my mother and I were doing her photography) I have to find a way of refunding the majority of her money...money that I was not only expecting, but part of it I've already spent on a crib mattress and diapers. Maybe I shouldn't have spent any of the money, however this is the LAST scenario I expected from them...
Whew, I've written a novel and still bypassed SO many details, but for anyone who got all the way here, thanks for reading. If I wasn't pregnant, I'd setting down with a HUGE glass of wine...hell maybe even a whole bottle 
I'll refrain and settle for something a bit more baby-friendly, but seriously, what a day!!!
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Re: Longest, Craziest day EVER.
That sounds terrible. Does your FIL ever stabilize with meds?
In regards to your cousin's wedding, I'm sure she'll understand that you will need some time to pay her back her deposit. I'm sure her other vendors will not be so understanding and she will be thrilled that she'll (eventually) be seeing her money back.
TTC since 3-2008: v/c repair 2009; BFP: 7-2010, m/c 8-2010, c/p 4-2011, BFP: 6-2011 EDD: 2-12-2012?
"Lovebugs2012"
Today I am pregnant & I love my baby!
Thank you ladies. I hate to throw crazy stories out there, but I try my best to be as understanding as possible. I know his disorder is legit, and a lot about his personality he cannot control, but he can control when and how regularly he takes his medication.
He's so unpredictable, one day he's great, and the next he's just so far out there. He just brings so much stress to his family, and when he's on a manic spree, it's nearly impossible for him to understand how his behavior effects the people that do try to help him out. I can't take these mood swings...ugh.