Working on being like Beatrice: Bored by the antics.

It's getting easier to do.

XH arrived back yesterday after nearly a month holidaying on a yacht in the Adriatic.
Before he left Europe, he and OW went back to Venice for another few days.
He spent another $100 in the same Venetian intimate lingerie shop that he visited on his arrival. In total, multiple thousands spent on food, alcohol, gifts and accommodation.

The phone calls to the kids started last night.
D17 answered her mobile the first time.

XH: "What have you been up to?"
D17: "Nothing, how about you?"
XH: "I've been working.... and doing some sailing"
D17: "Where?"
XH: ".... er, why does it matter?"
D17: "I just wanted to know where you've been"
XH: "Why so many questions"
D17: "Why won't you tell me?"
XH: ".......Do you need anything at the moment"
D17: "Yeah, some money"
XH: "Give me your bank details and I'll put some money in your account"
D17: "No thanks, I'd like it in my hand please"
XH: "I'll pick you up from school tomorrow and give it to you"
D17: "I'm busy after school tomorrow. Why don't you come here and give it to me?"
XH: "Tell me your bank details and I'll put it in there"
D17: "No, just come over and see me and give me some money. I need to buy some clothes and some acne creme"
XH: "No. ...Tell you what, you come and see me if you want to get your money"
XH hangs up.

S14 received a call on his mobile immediately after, but opted not to answer.

Then, after about 30 mins, the home phone started ringing.
We were having a very late dinner as I'd been late home from running the kids around after school. The kids just sat at the table eating as the phone rang on and on.
I asked them if they were going to answer, but they said: "We're eating dinner right now".
It rang and rang until it rang out.

Then, D17's phone started up again. It was him.
She let it ring.

Remarkable really.
After almost a month of not bothering to contact the children because he was off on the holiday of a lifetime - and after not even telling them he was leaving the country - as soon as he sets foot back home, he is demanding to see them.

It's just weird how blinkered mlc makes these people.

S14 left for a bush-hiking camp today. He can't take his phone. He'll return in a week.