Year 3: The Long and Winding Road

[Gardener]

wii,

...I put the hamster in the ground and began filling in the hole and STBX says "after all the work I did on this lawn, now it's a mess"

How awful.

D16 says "Mommy, is this really an appropriate time, could you maybe say this stuff later"

Sounds like that's one helluva fine young woman you're raising there, wii.

...I drove D to her gymnastics and felt so bad...

You have nothing to feel bad about, wiii. You are doing the absolute best you can under very trying financial - and other - pressures.,

I picked up D16 who after saying goodbye to her mom said to me in the car Daddy, don't ever worry about me having kids, I'm not having any. I don't want to take any chances of turning out like her (STBX)" STBX had been nagging and bitching since I'd left. Jsut for the record, I don't disagree with the things she was bringing up but STBX does so by being in your face and going on and on endlessly..."thank goodness you don't repeat yourself like she does"

Now, this is what my D13 says to me "Daddy, don't worry about it, it's a lot of money, maybe I can go next year but, ya know, I'm still gonna have fun this summer, I have my gymnastics training. It's OK, don't feel bad""

Sounds like that's two remakably fine young women you're raising there, wii.

Happy Father's Day Whatis! You deserve it! You'r a damn good Dad.