Hey ISLH. Thought you dropped off. Hope all is well. Time for you to update us (maybe you have and I missed your thread?)
On vacation with the kids. Having fun. The cabin has internet and a pool table but is it kind of small. But the bedrooms are on separate floors so the kids and I have space.
The weather is great and the attractions are great. Kids are going on and on about everything. They are having fun.
More people here than normal. Lots of traffic and line waiting. But that is okay.
However, I don't like the vacation for the same reasons as last year - only worse this year.
This is a *family* vacation and we are not a complete family. I see too many "happy" couples with their kids. Laughing and sharing and teaching their kids what life is about.
I am a single dad and it sucks.
My daughter has mentioned several times now how she misses mom not being with us.
The kids call Ex last night - they were so excited about the trip and wanted to share with mom. At the end of their call S10 gave me the phone and said "mom wants to talk to you" in an excited way. I say hi and Ex tries to make small talk and then says that "the kids sure wanted us to talk" and then "did you ask to speak to me?".
Sure the kids wanted us to talk. They spent all day seeing family after family - moms and dads together. DUHHH. Ex has not a clue what this has done to our kids.
Not a clue.
I told her "no, I did not ask to speak with you" - end of phone call.
I don't want her in my life except as a co-parent. I refuse her as a *friend" in any sense of that word.
It is difficult to show her respect when I am with the kids when in fact I have little respect for her.
But I will not let this hurt the kids any more than possible. And they have been hurt - even if Ex chooses to turn a blind eye to reality.
