WAW Using God II

[pigskin]

Thanks knittedscarf. The more I thought about it, the less frustrated I became because the precedent has been set throughout our childrens' lives. No amount of denial on her part would be able to overcome the fact that our kids were baptized catholic, attend mass, and attend religious education classes (since they attend a public school).

I told the kids that they are welcome to attend mommy's church if they like, but they still have to attend our church as well every Sunday. My W seems to want to make the case that the kids prefer her church, and why wouldn't they? It's like a party; live music, sometimes dancing, and they even have a cafe with free coffee that you can bring in to the service. I told my W the kids would like Cap'n Crunch for dinner, so are you going to honor their preferences on that as well?

An interesting side note: when I showed up at my W's church to pick up the kids she had a man from the church's childrens' services (basically their babysitting/kids' education) with her because she "was uncomfortable with the way" I was talking to her on the phone. I was furious at her trying to portray me as a potential threat to her or our children's well being.

I just explained the situation to the man and made her look foolish as I got her to admit she was changing the routine without an agreement from me. Still - I was very irritated so I'm sure I didn't get the benefit of the doubt in his eyes. No matter - I told him to speak to the pastor that I have spoken with if he wants to know the whole story or get a take on my character.

Tomorrow is our youngest daughters birthday. To show that 'I' am a christian, I invited her with us to see Toy Story 3 and have the birthday dinner with us as well.

I can see the angle of saying "screw her - let her feel the reality of missing her daughter's birthday", but I can't do that. It doesn't feel right, no matter how bad she has treated me. I'm not her. Plus, my daughter deserves to have both her parents with her on her birthday.