Is There Anything Left pt 5

[adinva]

Those of you whose H's are able to bribe their kid into coming over for a video game... would you feel happier if H didn't try? Or would you feel happier if H had the kid over to sit around and be bored and complain there's nothing good to do at the new place and they'd rather be home with mom? Although it looks pathetic, it's at least something.

Just, hopefully, so you can see something to compare it to, my H tried bribing my kids to go out for movies, but after a while I guess got tired of doing that so he doesn't ever ask them to do anything anymore. They have never been to his place, which is one bedroom in his coworker's home, they would not be welcome there and there's nowhere for them to be there. When he does see them he criticizes them or withdraws to his iPad. I get no satisfaction from the lack of relationship there, because I know it is very bad for these kids.

If my H could interest my kids with a videogame I would be ecstatic. I didn't feel like this a long time ago. I felt like he damaged the relationship himself, so tough luck that his boys don't want to be with him. My hard feelings have healed, mostly, usually, so I am more concerned now about the relationship between H and the kids, since the one between him and me is dead.