So, my brother's ex-wife has been living with us these last two months. For some reason. Now, none of us have any problems with her. She's actually been interacting with her kids, which is cool considering how many times she's abandoned and ignored them up to this point. Needless to say, they've learned not to get too attached. Which is really sad, but it's smart. The problem is my brother. There are two things that are obvious to everyone.
First, that she's not sincere in anything that she says or does. Which means that all of the attention she's giving my brother is fake. She's playing him for a fool, and she does it well.
Second, he's never quite gotten over her. This is course, makes it so very much easier for her to manipulate him. He acts like they're back together, and she still goes out on dates when he's at work. He bought her roses for Valentine's day, took her out on a date a few days ago, that kind of shit.
While he does this, his kids get more and more angry at how stupid he is. So much so, that my niece actually had a mini breakdown when he took her out on a date. There mad because they know that she's going to leave, and he's going to get hurt.
It's effecting them so much, that we finally talked to him about it. My dad and I told him it was effecting the kids, that we don't want him to get hurt again, etc. He looked like it made an impact, but I doubt the sincerity.
This weekend, she was 'dog sitting for a friend' the whole weekend. I think everyone but my brother assumed she was just out with whatever guy she's with. Then yesterday, my brother tells me that she's most likely 'already shacking up with the next guy,' because she told him she's moving out.
Good lord I had to hold my tongue to keep the 'I told you so' from slipping out. I tried to be supportive instead, to avoid any extra drama. Telling him I was right won't help anything anyway. But in reality, I fucking told him so! Hell, we all fucking told him so! I warned him on day one not to get attached, because this was only a temporary stop. I warned him, then got the fuck out of his way, because it's his life, not mine.
But it's hard to watch someone you care about set themselves up for that kind of pain. Especially since in this case, it does effect more people than just him. And I've become more protective of the kids than I ever thought I would be, so this whole situation has been pissing me off so goddamn much.
I hope she really does move out sooner rather than later. Nothing personal against her, but my idiot brother won't have a chance of moving on as long as she's living here.
Sorry for the long rant, but it's been bugging me for a while. I just needed to vent. If you actually really the whole thing, thank you, you're awesome.