I've been lurking on this thread, but isn't it funny that when *I* read the question about laying odds on when she would want to come home-- I took it totally different. I did NOT take it that Frank was waiting for her to come back. I saw it more as a statement against her character-- sort of like looking at someone you consider to be a loser and saying "Who wants to make a bet they are back to their same old shennanigans within a week?"
That's what I meant. It's not a strategy and I DO appreciate everyone reminding me to keep focus on myself. I'm very lucky to have so many friends.
And I was being a little 'snarky'.
This morning D17 was irritable. It seems like everything I do is wrong to her. She came to me later and apologized saying that she just doesn't like having to explain the morning routines to me but she knows that it just the way it is right now.
Yeah, I'm dad and I'm learning how to be 'single dad'. I'll just keep on moving forward.