I went out with a few friends tonight and got to know a few acquaintances better. It always surprises me how people seem to know and like me even if I've barely met them. It's a big mood lifter and I appreciate not being invisible.
Interesting... D11 and I had two counseling appointments and she has settled down a lot. STBX had the kids tonight and he said he wants her to have a device again. I put my foot down and said NO. She has access to one when I know she's going to be in circumstances where she needs it for communicating and she has the means to listen to music. Then she turns it back in to me. He pushed back some and I said no, she's finally becoming almost pleasant again. It will not happen any time soon.
I'm sure he just wants to be able to text her and be in touch. I feel badly if he actually misses the kids... But I feel like if he'd wanted to parent them he'd try more than just texting them. I'm not going to sabotage the quality of my home life by permitting open season on electronics again. That way madness lies.
I also have a crazy eye allergy going on. They are literally glowing pink where they should be white, which makes the light green part pop out in a way that I'm sure looks very eerie. And they itch like mad. Good times.
I've been collecting quotes. These are from memory so pardon if they're not quite exact:
"We are all lying in the sewer. It's just that some of us are looking at the stars ." -- Oscar Wilde
"We didn't lose the game. We just ran out of time." -- Vince Lombardi
Me42, H40 D12, S8, S7 A revealed: 7/13 Sep 4/14; Agreed to D 1/15
