What I do FG is I don't tell the kids until h is on his way or something like that. I just make plans for the day and then it's a bonus if h joins us.

I have less of these issues now, but before I had to always say well dad won't be joining us and that gets old, so now I have learned not to say anything until h is on his way and then say hey kids dads on his way and will be coming along.

That way h is NOT a dissapointment to the kids only to me.


Me 50
H 42
S 22
S 9
D 7
M 12
T 17
H moved out 8/2006
H moved home 1/2007 for 3 weeks
H moved home 5/2011 for good

"Learn from yesterday ~ Live for today ~ And hope for tomorrow"