So last night I get a text from Ex about some more trouble she's having with our youngest daughter. Below is the entire conversation.....
ex - Just to let you know youngest daughter is pulling her leaving again stunt. You may want to talk to her. I told her I was not putting up with her disrespect and she said she would leave tomorrow. Maybe she should stay with you.
ex - She treats me like sh!t and I'm not putting up with it. Mo more.
me - I understand your frustration. Do you have any ideas on how we can solve these problems of getting our children back on track?
ex - Idk but you may want to see if she wants to stay with you. I haven't seen her since I've been home. Just texted.
ex - I figure you can deal with her better since you can relate to her disrespectful behavior.
me - Can you please clarify that last statement for me...as I'm not clear on what you meant?
ex - I think the first thing I said was a bit more important.
That's the extent of it. I thought about responding again, but I didn't. My daughter called me later and we talked. She told me she had fought with her mom. She was hanging out with the boy that I mentioned earlier...the one who was kicked out of school. They were just roaming the neighborhoods (10 p.m. on a school night). I told her I was comcerned about her; she said she'd stay in touch with me. I wasn't home...went to an NBA game last night. She said they walked around until midnight then she went home and "passed out". Should Im follow up with her mom or just let it be?
"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.
