I hear you. It's like the convenience is now there for them to do whatever they want, but they still get to enjoy the good parts of being parent...part time. That's what sometimes makes me believe H just wanted a break (maybe a permanent one) from real responsibility. Must be nice to pop in and out whenever they want.
W can't handle it with D is sick, or when she is upset - If W and I are together with D, if one of us even gets out of the car to go to a store or even pump gas D starts screaming. There have been a couple of times when I've dropped W off at her house with D in the car and W is bawling on her doorstep because D is crying in the car.
Tonight W and I were supposed to get dinner together, but she was AWOL - Didn't answer her phone, not on IM all day. I ended up going over to W's parents with D to pick up some Christmas stuff that wouldn't fit in my car the on Christmas Day. FIL basically told me "You shouldn't put up with her crap any longer", and MIL asked if W was out partying - I don't think they have a whole lot of respect for her choices.
Of course, when I got home at 10pm there was an IM from W 'Did you call?'. Yes, I did. Four hours ago. Thank God nothing happened to D and I had to get in touch with W about it... W seems pretty depressed, and she is behaving like she drank a lot. She's so up and down this week.
