Divorcing a Narcissist: 11 Months Post Seth
by Tina SwithinAs I sit here typing, I can hear my daughter's phone ringing in the background as it does every Monday night. Tonight is Seth's night to call the girls however, for the past five weeks, they have refused to talk to him. They can't really verbalize why they've decided to go on strike and ignore his calls, they simply say that they don't want to talk to him. I've reached out to my daughters' therapist and was told not to force the calls. Now MY phone is ringing and before I know it, there may be a new text assault launched with fresh new accusations of parental alienation syndrome.As many of you know, last July, I was successful in obtaining a final custody order for supervised visits after a 6-month long parenting evaluation validated everything that I had been saying for 4.5 years. I knew leaving the courtroom on July 10, 2013 that we would not see Seth for a very long time. His ego can not handle supervised visits and as predicted, we are coming up on eleven months without seeing Seth.When Seth's visits ended, a lot of other things ended. The girls' nightmares came to a screeching halt. My youngest daughter's daytime, anxiety filled potty accidents ceased within two weeks. Soon after the visits ended, my daughter's therapist met a new child who seemed to emerge from a stress-filled cocoon and morph into a more confident, silly little butterfly. We also found peace and discovered what childhood should look like outside the confines of a high-conflict custody battle.Last Monday night after the girls declined Seth's calls repeatedly, I received a series of text messages from Seth such as this one:
"You've blocked me from contact with my daughters. I can't text (them). You won't let me talk to them. I don't have enough money left after all you get (child support) to travel, pay for overnights and pay a third party. How about I go to counseling with them? This is tragic for their little minds and hearts. Read what you've done. It's clear and evident from everyone I have discussed this with. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_alienation_syndrome"
The texts continued through the night:
"And you think it's healthy for Piper and Sarah to be cut off from their dad? If you care, share this video with them, Tina. This is the last weekend they saw me.""I guarantee you they miss me all the time. You can reverse the damage you have done."
Out comes the Narc Decoder:
"I have chosen to blow my $7,000 per month salary on bars and alcohol versus spending money to rent a car and hire a supervisor to visit the girls. You are probably wondering why I don't have car any longer? It got repossessed because I refuse to live within my means. You have to understand how difficult it is to impress the ladies without a car. I am hoping that you will forget that huge episode last year when I wanted to meet with Piper and her therapist -- I know that Piper doesn't want me to attend therapy with her but since when have I ever cared what the girls want? Oh and by the way, I've recently started diagnosing by Wikapedia and according to my thorough research, you have a disorder that causes you to protect our children from abuse. Damn you. Do you think its really healthy for the girls to live a peaceful, normal childhood far away from my superior genes and influence? Without me in their lives, they are going to grow up to be below average just like you. Please share this video with them. This video is the last weekend that I spent with them. To refresh your memory, this is the weekend that I took them to a bar and drank alcohol against court orders. After that fun little episode, I put them in the car and drove them with alcohol in my system because I am really that arrogant and as we all know, court orders do not apply to me. Court orders are for the regular members of society - not men like me. This was also the weekend my parents were visiting. In this video, you will see my stellar performance that I refer to as, "Tales of Super Dad." I was putting on my best performance in this particular episode because my mom, Cleo, was filming and I'm still trying to convince her that I am normal. She captured my normalcy on tape! Further proof that you are lying about me! Ha! I guarantee that the girls miss me. How could they not?! I mean, after all....I lie to them, physically hurt them, emotionally abuse them. What is NOT to miss with this stellar McDaddy package? You can reverse the damage that you've done (to ME) by letting bygones be bygones and just forgetting about the past five years. You've always been one to hold grudges...very sad and pathetic if you ask me."
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