WHG: And Alice goes down the rabbit hole...

[workinghardguy]

Thanks for the idea Figg... it actually jarred loose an idea I had in my head a while back about actually writing the kids letters and mailing them. I think it was around Valentine's Day when I saw how excited they were to get cards in the mail from my mom and at the same time heard a report on the demise of postal mail and old fashioned letter writing. I'm just a tech guy so my first thought goes to that. But I like the letter idea better (and it's way cheaper! )

I don't encourage my S to call. I only have him call if he asks to, at least for now. I suspect as he adapts that will trail off. Most nights she calls, and I don't feel I should impede that.

I know I'm not her babysitter, nor is my mom. The pact I've made with myself is that I will only take the kids on my terms. For example, I'm going out of town for a week-long work trip on Monday. This weekend is S's weekend with my W. I asked my W if it would be ok if I took all the kids for a while on mid-afternoon Sunday until bedtime. We're going to go swimming, go out to dinner, and then S will spend the night at my house so I can take him to school in the morning. She was agreeable to it. She then said I could take them Saturday and Sunday if I wanted so she could unpack more. Nope... I have plans Saturday. Well, how about take S with you and he can spend time with grandma when you and SS go to our volunteer group? Nope. Told my mom it's not my weekend so she made other plans.