“Since the divorce, everything smells like cigarette smoke”
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When you’re waiting for the keys to your new place and the ex you still live with opts for the fumigation method, you probably ask yourself: is he doing it on purpose?
Ingrid (40), mother of Olivier (9):
“My bedding stinks, my clothes smell like cigarette smoke, I have to wash my hair every day and my little man lies in his bed in a stench of tobacco. Unfortunately I can’t say anything about it. Or at least not too often.
It’s already super sweet that I can still live in the matrimonial home for free, even though we’re separated. Bert bought me out by cashing in the surplus value of the house and taking out mortgages. As a result, I was able to buy a new apartment. Only I won’t get the key for seven weeks.
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The fumigation method
Six months ago we told our son Olivier that we are separating. That mom and dad still love each other a lot, but not enough to stay together. That’s not a lie. Even though I was the one who broke up with Bert and Bert could have gone on for years. Bert helped me with everything and until my apartment is finished, I sleep in the spare room.
But the delivery has been delayed and seems to take forever. Also because Bert started smoking almost immediately after our breakup. He knows I think that’s a dirty habit. He also smoked when we met, then quit for me. Now he thinks it’s his right to start again.
Sometimes I think he cares. To let me know it’s time for me to go
Officially, he only does it under the extractor hood in the kitchen. But as soon as I step out the door, he also puffs up in his – formerly our – living room. All those months I’ve been smoked out. Sometimes I think he cares. To let me know that it is now time for me to go. Well, I’m counting down the days.”
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