More conflict with Ex. I dropped the kids off at her house tonight and she lectured me about D14's grades. She wants to know what I am going to do about it.

It is probably a reasonable question, but she states it in such a condescending manner that it really grates on me. She is D14's parent too, what is she going to do about it? Oh, I forgot, her work is more important, this will have to be my problem. Her role is simply to oversee and criticize.

My family is such a dysfunctional mess. I know this is all new, and I hope we can settle into a better routine. D14 is planning on going to New York for spring break with the school choir/band. Tomorrow, I am going to sit down with her and explain that if the grades don't come up, she is not going to be going.

It looks like a really fun trip. I want her to be able to go, but she needs to take school seriously.


M43, W37
D5, D11, D13
DB 12/11/2012