still building the missing half

[HalfMissing]

My poor S7 had a big meltdown last night. He was feeling lonely because I gave D10 so much attention the last few days with her flu. He ended up being punished with no PS2, computer games, or CD player. It really set him over the top.

He said that he is tired of only having one parent and he wants me to hurry up and get divorced so I can meet someone new and get remarried. Then he would be happy because he would have another father and I would be happy again. Poor little thing. I explained that it is not that easy. Things will never be the same as they were but he still has his father. I am so glad that I am getting that referral for a counselor for him. I also told him to make a list of all the things he likes to do and I will try to do more of them with him. I also reminded him that he will have a lot of time with Grampa next week and he should start packing some things to bring with on vacation with him.

D10 was so sweet last night. She could see how upset I was over her brother's meltdown. To cheer me up, she reminded me of how lucky I am to spend so much time with them and what Daddy is missing.

How can these jerks do this to their children? I mentioned to H about getting the referral for the kids to see a counselor and his only response was to make sure the counselor had his phone number too. H has never once apologized to the children or expressed any regret for what has happened to my knowledge. H acts like all of this was out of his control. Grrr.

IMP, I am going to hold you to it. You have to plan a midwest road trip this fall! I promise to bore you with engineering stories like ones about my thesis work on tennis rackets. I can tell you accountant humor like ones about my BIL and the tax mistakes that almost ruined him financially.