I tried to daydream, but my mind kept wandering

[ClingingToHope]

That's a good line -- KF.

Alas, the teacher said no. She said after a couple of weeks on Match the online dating thing is not for her.

I said I understand. I was just hoping to see a movie with an adult. The last 50 or so have been with my daughters.

And I said it was a standing invitation. That worked with the Match girl back in December. She gave me the brush off and then a few weeks later, out of the blue, messaged me again.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Funny thing today -- and it's part of the reason I don't want to do a three-person conversation with the psychologist -- but D12's friends stayed the night with the girls at XW's. When they came over this morning, they were kidding D12 about how bossy she was.

Her friend said "you were acting like your mom."

Alarm bells, alarm bells, alarm bells.

I really hope my girls don't grew up like XW and I worry that'll come out in any meeting. I need time to learn how to cope with that worry.

Little sentimental today. Summer is slipping away again. It's expensive and tiring but summer was always important to me growing up and I do my best to make it memorable for the girls. I get sad when it gets on the downside.