I will deal with the issues raised at the end of my last thread soon. But first, I wanted to give a quick update.
I did not have s14 over the weekend. I also asked d18 if she wanted to come over during last week. But they did not respond to my texts.
Yes, I suspected W was the reason for the kid's failure to respond. But W started texting me today, and was a bit chatty. I learned s14 broke his phone, which explains his not responding. S14 stole d18's phone cord (to turn in to school), which explained d18's not responding to me. So my suspicions against W were unwarranted.
Today was d18's 1st day of work at a nearby mall for a large retailer. W invited me to pick her up (she does not drive) and we had a bite to eat together to catch up. It was really nice. My voice is coming back (low scratchy voice), and we were able to have a comfortable convo.
I went in making sure I was not going to ask about d18 living with W and om. But d18 freely shared:
- s14 and d18 have found a nice relationship together - d19 said they are ganging up together against om. I foolishly said, "oh a common enemy", which did not get a good response from d18;
- d21's pregnancy due in August is resulting in a number of baby showers. D18 said that W is not going to my family's shower or her own family's shower. W is back to fighting with her sisters, involving unsubstantiated accusations of W's theft from an elderly family member. This is so sad;
- we had a nice long talk about the "Bachelorette" I explained that I hated Jordan who is a former football player. D18 did not understand. I explained that Jordan's being Aaron Rodgers' brother (a Green Bay Packer) makes him more of a villain to me even than Chad.
My recovery from last month's hospital stay is going slow but sure. I'm feeling good.