you have one thing going for you , you know? AGE. You can't be partying at 37 to catch up what you may have missed during earlier stages of your life. It just doesn't work this way. Look at the OM... She will get it, sooner or later. Everything has "an age". "Partying", unfortunately for some of us as well.
One observation, she obviously isn't that attached to OM if she is hoping to reunite him with his ex-wife. I can't IMAGINE trying to fix up my H with someone else (not the same as the ex-wife, but you get the idea). She must not be attached to him at all to try and work that one out. In fact, I see it as maybe she would feel guilty for leaving him and would feel better about it if he weren't going to be "alone"......I would imagine that my H would feel better about the ex-OW (I think ex!) if she were back with her husband, too.
Anyway you are, as always, a champion. Don't let the D5 thing get you down. My S5 gives me a hard time quite often when I cut off computer time or cartoon time. It is the age, I think. They like the power struggle, they want to feel "in control" of something in their lives.
BobbieJo - good theory about the matchmaking by my W with OM. I hope your S5 ears infection is better. Have you thought about removing the adenoids?
When W dropped off D5 at my house after her violin lesson, D5 was in tears and was screaming that today was the worst day of her life. Apparently, W is having the same problems with D5 as I am. I hope this is just a short phase D5 is going through.
Tonight, D5's school had an art festival with some shows and singing. I asked W to come along, but she said the school where she works has an art show tomorrow. It just seems weird to me that she did not want to attend her own daughters art show.
The Beavers' game would be cool. It is too bad W won't be around to teach baseball to, but hopefully that is something either you can teach her later or have your S teach her himself once you teach him.
I hope you don't get rained out either b/c baseball in the PNW is AWESOME!
I'm sorry to hear about the negative attitude from your D toward you. The poor thing. She's struggling w/ this and is dealing w/ it in the best way she knows how. The kids will always want the parents to get back together, so this could be an issue for D for a while.
All you can do is continue to love her and be consistent. Eventually, she'll be able to easily see who you are and what you are made of. She'll know in the end and you will always be her favorite.
I'm sorry this is happening. Stay consistent and stay tough.
Negativity from D is tough. Especially when you are not the one causing the fragmentation of your family. Hang in there and continue to be stable support for her. It will be much appreciated by D even if she doesn't show it.
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The kids are pretty used to doing a lot of functions with just myself. I never miss anything to do with them or their school. D5 wants me to take a half day off soon so as to help out in her classroom. I think for a kindergartner, they want to show off their dad or mom to the other kids.
The kids went to W's pre-school last night for her art show. S7 is now sick and W is not wanting us to go to S7's banquet mixer at his school tomorrow night. I said to play it by ear.
I actually just got done chatting with W on the computer using that annoying Windows Live Messenger. I noticed that the display picture she has is a really good one of her and I together. She set that up herself because that is not what I had on her laptop before.
Tonight at my golf lesson, I was taught a technique that resulted in a major breakthrough on my golf swing. I can now hit the ball fairly well on every swing consistently.
