Yes
The mother of my daughter has texted me. This in itself is far from unusual as on average I probably receive one an hour, and invariably abusive and highly critical of me.

This particular text was both friendly in tone and in content - asking me to go out to dinner with her this evening.

The question is, is it a trap? And if it is, do I go anyway?

NB If I don't go, this will definitely be taken as a slight.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:12, 7 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Go, but tell her that you're aprehensive because of the recent abuse.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:13, Reply)

it's clearly a trap
and a real slight is surely better than the imagined slight that she will come up with anyway
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:13, Reply)

In my best Admiral Akbar voice:
"it's a trap!"

Ach, you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. So don't.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:14, Reply)

I think I love you for the "I want my money back" comment yesterday

(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:14, Reply)

Thank you, and I fully support your right to encourage Internets suicide.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:16, Reply)

I'm also hitler,
but that post got deleted.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:17, Reply)

THERE'S NO ARGUING WITH GODWIN'S LAW!

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:18, Reply)

Exactly,
I have been trying to eat more health as well today but that doesn't seem to be working.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:22, Reply)

eating more health sounds tricky

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:31, Reply)

I know but it's part of my 6 point improvment plan.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:33, Reply)

what are the other points?
my plan for the moment consists of

1. get rid of this fucking cold
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:37, Reply)

it was blaires final word in last nights home sweet home thread.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:40, Reply)

hadn't read that until now
I'm not entirely happy about the "at least you're not as smug as vipros" remark. I don't much want to raise the other stuff again as it has got way out of hand. Not that you require my validation, but you've handled a shitty situation very well. Blaireau and a couple of others, really not so much.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

He's beaten you in the smugness ranks now.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:55, Reply)

I noticed
my house doesn't have enough bedrooms, and I have no dogs
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:56, Reply)

I had a banana but my life is still shit

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:31, Reply)

bananas are shit
that's the problem
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:36, Reply)

I get the feeling that you will be dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.
Hehe! two great minds think alike.
( girlinthehole, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:16, Reply)

Maybe..
She wants to apologise for being an arse?
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:16, Reply)

Hahahahahahhahaha!
That's a good one that.
( girlinthehole, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:17, Reply)

*guffaws*
Fucking right. I'm more likely to be shanked in a dark alley....
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:23, Reply)

Explain that you are
piecing together someone else's shredded documents, i'm sure she will understand.

Seriously though, go out, meet her, see what she has to say. You will be orbiting each other for many more years to come, so you may as well make it as easy and as painless as possible.


Disarm with charm!
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:40, Reply)

OK
She IS paying, as well....
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:59, Reply)

"fillet steak please.."

(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 14:06, Reply)

and bung in a lobster

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 17:04, Reply)

It's a trap
Or someone else has 'borrowed' her phone and is having a 'laugh'.

Tell her you're washing your hair or something.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:22, Reply)

Do not go
You will end up covered in dinner or blood
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 13:24, Reply)

She's too devious for that
It's all behind closed doors, the really evil stuff...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Nov 2009, 14:07, Reply)