Well, friends,

Will wonders never cease?

Late last night, woke up with a start when the phone rang.....it was exH.

I wasn't going to take the call. Let the machine take it. Then he started to leave a msg and it was too weird. First of all, left me a # here locally....I thought he was 2500 mi away. Ooookay.

Then he starts talking about his son....I decided I needed to take the call. It seems he is looking for info from me about OS (I am NOT this fellow's mother), and wondered if I might have OS's SSN. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> It seems he's "missing" - I don't want to go into too many details here.

Number one: WHY ask me?!?!?! WHY NOT contact the young man's ex? Wouldn't she most likely have that kind of info? In a case as serious as this one appears to be, shouldn't he be "grown up" enough to talk to her (claims he never will, as long as he lives - yeah, reallllll mature).

Number two: WHY implicate me?!?!?! I'm the one his whole family always said was NOT "part of the family" and didn't give 2 sh!ts about his kids.

Number three: WHY keep me on the phone asking inane stuff like:"So how have you been? How are you doing?"
BTW - He got NOTHING from me!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> I simply said, "Same ole, same ole, you know...."

Number four: How do I keep myself "grounded?" This has thrown me for a loop, folks. I literally tossed and turned all night thinking about our conversation. I know God is doing a work. I know God is going to restore this M.

I guess I didn't expect to find out he's still with his "friend" who gave him "shelter" when he first moved out. I had thought for last 10 months (since div.was finalized) he was 2500 miles away, and this relationship was nothing.....apparently it's something.

I'm having a hard time figuring out how God is going to use this. Please don't reply and tell me He is, cause I know that! I'm just having a hard time seeing it. I KNOW I don't need to see it, but that's what's going around and around in my head.

Please pray for me to continue to focus my attention on Jesus, and trust Him that He's in control, so all the rest will work out!

Thanks, and God Bless,

Wow Lupo!!!

You have always been on my prayer list. I'll make sure to be a little more specific with the prayer tonight.

No advice, just keep doing what you are doing!

(((((((Lupolady)))))))

K

Knewjie:

Awwwwwwww, you've always "been there" for me to count on!!

Thank you soooooooo much for your concern. And the prayers!

They've been answered.

Update: XH called me just a little bit ago. OS apparently has been found "safe and sound" (which seems a little bizarre to declare, since no one has actually talked to him personally yet!)

So he recounted the entire story to me, how he came to believe something dire had happened to OS. Together we tried to figure out how this story got so bizarre.

We laughed together, remembered "old times...." - he said they used Lexus/Nexus to find all the people in the whole country with our last name. Then he said, "It even lists all the places we've ever lived (he and I), including the house you're now in...."

So we chit-chatted a little more, all small talk. I am enjoying it, sort of, but kind of want to end the convo.....my stomach is churning. (I thought I was OFF this roller-coaster!)

Finally, I said, "Well, when you talk to <OS> personally, be sure to tell him we all love him and were concerned about him. Let him know I love him, and am glad he's ok."

He said, "OK. Well, then, I'll let you go back to whatever you were doing............"

<then he adds> "I'll probably be talking to you again, sometime. In the future."

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

WTF?????????????????

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

I just replied, "OK. You take care of yourself. Good-bye."

And back into outer-space he sails...........

Hi Lupo,

Wow, that's certainly a flip. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

As always you are a lady and kept your dignity.

Glad your OS is ok or at least seems to be ok because he probably was always ok anyway.....howz that for fog? LOL!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

I am sooo proud of U. I am sure all who know you are also (members of the mothership - don't count). <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Hugz,
L.

^

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