Boy Ant, I don't have much advice, Since this is a recurring theme in your sitch, have you brought this up with our IC? For that matter, are you in any counseling?

I would bring this text to my IC and ask for advice, before responding.

My first inclination would be to validate how she feels, but then state that when your kids are at your house, there is boundaries for behavior and there are consequences when they: Kick holes in walls, cuss, talking back to there father, etc.

On the one hand though, you probably do want to give them a little lee way in there behavior as they go through this, until you can get them to counseling.

This seems a fine line for you, so I'd really discuss with IC first, but that's just my 2 cents, (Or as I like to put it, my 2/3 of a cent after giving the rest to stbxw... :o)

Tough to deal with, I can understand, but keep a smile where you can..


M: 41
STBXW: 41
D: 9
Bomb: 4/26/09

On board the D train now..

"Suffering is when we try to change what we cannot."