The decision is made

[ACJ]

ANM,
Yes you can unplug the phones here and that is what I intend to do. As my elder daughter finishes college in a week it will cause a few problems but she mainly uses her mobile anyway. My answer machine is a virtual one held by the telecommunications company so I will still get the messages that people leave me.

TL thanks for the MD wishes.

H as read the email I sent him about a job for OW. He replied thank you (which I didn't expect). I had to speak to him tonight to let him know how D12s parent's evening went (as he didn't show) and the first thing he said was thank you for that email. S15 told me yesterday afternoon OW already has a new job but hey I at least tried to be nice.

D12s parent's evening did not go well. It seems she is gradually disengaging with almost every subject. I was shocked at first but then when I sat and thought about it I was not surprised. She is so down at the moment. I don't think she feels very valuable given the way H treats her and so her confidence levels are very low. I'm going to have to try to reverse that but goodness knows how. There is a particular problem with maths but having spoken to the teacher he seems to be a very big part of the problem. So big I made an official complaint about his attitude whilst I was there.

When we got home I tried to explain to D12 that although I was disappointed by what her teachers told me I was not angry and understood why she might be feeling the way she does. Her reaction was to tell me that she was never good enough and that all I was interested in were her brother and sister. My heart is breaking once again.