My 13 y/o daughter came over yesterday for about 6 hours or so. I think she enjoyed her visit. I sure enjoyed seeing her. I took her for a pretty good motorcycle ride. My son has friends come over often, and some of his friends came over yesterday, so my daughter got to play with some of them too. They played on the trampoline, my daughter rode her RipStick, and they played X-Box 360. Her mother came over and picked her up yesterday evening. It was the first time my daughter and I have been around each other in 5 months. She was pleasant, but didn't show any affection towards me, even when she left.
Even though, it was 'something'.
My 13 y/o daughter and I have been texting with each other a little bit recently...and my 21 y/o daughter and I have been texting with each other a little bit recently too.
I got each of them a gift while my son and I were in Las Vegas, and they both said 'thank you'.
There has been zero communication between their mother and I.
I have been very happy with my son and I spending so much time together, and I feel that he and I get along better now than at any other time in our lives.


"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.