Thanks for the reply gabbysmom, I've mostly gotten my wits about me again. I've unfortunately done this before with my oldest. His dad and I split when he was two. I was in the Navy at the time and got stationed in Japan for 4 years. My oldest didn't see his dad again until he was 5. Anyway, at one point during this time after I had married again he asked if he could call my then new husband daddy. So I knew it was bothering him. I chalked that whole mess with my first husband up to pure immaturity because we were so ridiculously young at the time. That has for the most part resolved itself but not without alot of heartache and growing pains. My son is a fairly decent kid who is turning 22 tomorrow (ow! am I that old?). He called me a week or two ago to ask when we're coming down for another visit because he misses us. He also has a fairly decent relationship with his father. So I guess everything has for the most part come full circle.