Thanks betterm - good advice!

I asked D9 this morning what she's most looking forward to this summer (her last day of school was yesterday) and she responded her trip to X with W cause she's never been there before. I shared that I can see why as I've never been there either. That was a rat-hole as she asked why don't I come and I had to tell her that it's her trip with Mommy and that I'm not welcome... (A better Dad probably would have responded that it's her special time with M but I guess some bitterness still exists)

She then starts talking about the 10 commandments with me and how I need to honor thy mother (her M) smart cookie ;-) (meanwhile I'm thinking of the 6th commandment and how W has violated it...) She said she'd talk to Mommy about me coming to X with them but I honestly am not interested right now.

She is such a treasure, we had a great talk on her way to summer camp today, mostly about how things are going in school and how she feels about this one kid who's been sort of bothering her. As I dropped her off I realized how grown a little girl she is becoming and how she can help me get through this in being a friend and a D by me just listening to her and validating her.


Me: 40 W: 45
T: 13, M: 11
1 D: 9

Suspect A 6/15
ILBINILWY 8/15, and 3/16
EA/PA Discovered 3/16
EA admitted 3/16
W Moved out 4/16
W opens R talk and says A over 1/17