01/14/2023
My ex-husband and I try to avoid each other as much as possible, so when he asked our son about me, I couldn't believe it!
Alex, my teenage son, is usually waiting for me outside his house when I pick him up.
This always makes things simple.
When I arrived last week, Alex was not ready, so I had to walk up and ring the doorbell.
It had been months since I had seen my ex-husband with his new wife.
As my son was coming out, his father and her happened to be in the hallway looking out at me.
I gave a small wave and smiled. Without saying anything, my ex-husband nodded. Even through the glass screen door, I could tell his gaze on me lingered longer than it needed to.
As Alex and I walked to the car, his new wife had even taken a few steps closer to peer out.
I was thinking about this today as I again pulled up to my ex-husband's house to pick up my son.
Alex was already waiting for me outside today.
"Oh, you have to hear what dad asked me about you," Alex smiled after a few moments.â
I was pretty sure I knew what was coming.
He continued, âI was in the living room watching TV alone and he sat down next to me and asked, âSo, what has your mother been up to?ââ
âI asked him⊠âWhat do you mean? Normal mom stuff.ââ
âDad then said, âI didnât recognize your mom when she came to the door last time.ââ
I smiled to myself. Of course, my ex-husband had noticed.
In the past few months, I had gone from around 220 down to 140. I was back to wearing the same size jeans I wore when he and I first got together 20 years ago.
"Oh, what did he mean?" I asked Alex, trying to hide my excitement.
âMom, you know what he meant! He was asking about how you look now!â
I told him how obsessed you have been with that 10 second morning ritual you do every day that Tracy shared with you.
A few months ago I went to lunch with Tracy, my old college roommate, I hadnât seen Tracy in years and couldnât believe how great she looked! I basically cornered her and made her tell me what she had been doing! I was desperate! I followed her advice to the letter.
Alex then said, âYeah, dad started to ask me if you have been going on dates, I think heâs jealous because of how good you look.
âDonât pick on your dadâ, I said as I failed to hide my smile.
I try not to have my kids in the middle of any drama with their father and me, but I have to be honest. This made me happy.
And I could tell when they had peered through the glass door at me, they had noticed how much I have changed.
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