"All rise"

[ClingingToHope]

I don't want you to panic, but I do want to throw my sister's story out there as a cautionary tale.

My dad was a baseball star growing up so when I took an interest in it we practiced every day for hours.

My sister was an animal lover and artist -- and one of the very best artists in the country. She won a high school art contest in the 8th grade.

Anyway, I was 12 and she was 14 when my parents divorced. My dad never missed a baseball game or practice after the divorce. He was very dedicated and eventually frustrated because by not being around every day I drifted away from my practice habits as I got older (girls).

My mom, I'm guessing here, sensed that I would never turn away from my dad because of sports so she began really campaigning for my sister's affection by telling her how much her dad favored me because of baseball.

My sister tells me now she never felt like our dad favored me until our mom really put the full-court press on.

Eventually, it was successful. She never visited my dad on weekends. They never did anything together. My sister realizes now what my mom was up to.

My parents are gone now and I wish they were around to grill them about this.

I worry that your daughter senses the tie you have with the son about baseball. Watch to see if the ex is trying to use that tie as a wedge with the daughter.

In a way, I now feel lucky I have two daughters. I don't have as many issues about favoritism.