So I Married an Axe Murderer

If run-ins with the ex-wife leave you feeling like she wishes you were dead, you may not be paranoid after all. You might be right.

In Melani Robinson’s recent spill-all article entitled ‘Why I Could Still Kill Him’, she admits that she thinks about murdering her ex when those nasty feelings of resentment thrust into overdrive.

I thought about his demise. If he were dead the hurt would stop. I could systematically build him up — make him better — create a complex character who loved his daughters, but was incapable of showing it, and alas, tragically, time ran out.

His supposed crime isn’t being physically or verbally abusive. Instead she cites abject indifference as the character flaw that has made life difficult for her daughters. He’s neglected to call on their birthday or Christmas, show up for their softball games, or college graduation. Not that anyone is surprised that he’d rather avoid his hostile ex-wife at events.

As proof of his allegedly abhorrent attitude she posted a screenshot of a text conversation between her 26-year-old daughter and her ex-husband.

Of course it’s totally out of context, but essentially the daughter asks if he received her Christmas card, then proceeds to grill him for not bothering to text her or her sister on Christmas day.

He stands his ground, unaffected by the attack rather than taking the bait. Can you blame the guy for attempting to diffuse a potential argument? Men aren’t fond of drama, especially when they’re attempting to blow off steam at a ski resort.

After this debacle, her daughter’s tears brought Melani back to that dark place, again wishing the evil bastard was dead.

After sharing my daughter’s experience with a friend, she suggested that the girls have a ceremonial death. They should write down all of the hurtful memories that are related to their father — pages and pages of pain — light them on fire and then place the ashes in an urn. They should metaphorically grieve his death and let the healing begin.

A glimmer of sanity in the last paragraph makes me wonder if she really believes her own vile statements about her ex after all.

I’m not sure if that solution will change anything. I hoped by now for something more tangible like an adult relationship with their dad where they could accept him for who he is and get on with their lives. But, I am willing to suggest it.

It appears she had the right answer all along. Her daughters have some maturing to do.

Was the whole psycho axe murder thing nothing but a rouse for attention?

I feel as though I’ve been played like a piano.