go mk! you are your mother's daughter, I think. lol
neph, unfortunately it can be hard to find out the truth. although I have discovered most people in the service industry will tell you anything if you ask in the right way. (how I found out h had sent ow flowers, even found out ow's address, although I didn't ask for it, the woman on the phone volunteered it). I would ask straight out where they were...trust me, I want to know where my kids are. we have an agreement that they are to stay at my MIL's place when H has them, and so far he has been good about that (although did ask to take them to ow's beach house, he has yet to do it, says he respects my wishes...at least for now).
hopefully things aren't as bad as you feared. trust me, I understand jumping to the worst conclusion, I do it often enough. but sometimes there is a logical/non-scary reason for things. still, I'd want to know.
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