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My Ex-husband Ripped off the Wallpaper After Our ᴅɪᴠᴏʀᴄᴇ Because ‘He Paid for It’ – Karma Had a Joke in Store for Him
After the paperwork was signed, Dan requested a week to collect his belongings and go. He said he needed time to “sort everything out.”
When the week ended, I returned home with the kids, eager to begin our new chapter. But what I walked into was a nightmare.
The lovely floral wallpaper was GONE.
And there he was, Dan, pulling off another strip of wallpaper like a man possessed.
He turned around, unaffected. “I bought this wallpaper. It’s mine.”
“Mom?” Jack’s voice quivered. “Why is Dad doing that to our walls?”
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I couldn’t think of anything to say that wouldn’t make things worse. I gave Dan a glance that was piercing enough to weaken him.
Read more on next pageSo I took a long breath and replied, “Fine. Do what you want.” Then I escorted the kids back to the car and left.
When I returned later that evening, things were far worse than I had anticipated.
The kitchen was devoid of utensils, toasters, and even a coffee machine. He had also removed all of the toilet paper from the restrooms, as well as almost everything he had purchased with his OWN MONEY.
A month later, I joined a book club. At first, it was simply a way to get out of the home and feel like myself again. However, the women there immediately became my support system.
One night, after a few glasses of wine, I told the wallpaper story. I recounted every ludicrous detail, from the bare walls to the missing toilet paper.
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“Girl,” Cassie said, wiping tears from her eyes, “you dodged a bullet.”
Little did I know, that karma was only getting started.
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