My phone rang at 7:00 this morning. It was XW. I was still sleeping, D hadn't worken up yet. Texts start: "She up???!" "XH, she up???" "You up yet??" "Please call me as soon as she wakes up?" "Please have her call me? ok?" Text back that she wasnt up yet and I wasn't either, and that I'd have D call when she was awake. XW responded that D told her she'd be up at 7:00.

8:00, D wakes me up excited as hell "Daddy, Santa came, and he left all the presents and he left me a bike!!!" I have her call XW, XW says, "Merry Christmas, guess what??" D says, "What" and OM says "Merry Christmas!!!" That was a bit of an ouch, she wants D to call first thing so OM can say merry christmas, but whatever, not my circus, no my monkeys. I give them a few minutes and tell D that its time to open presents and tell mommy merry christmas and she'll see her in a few hours.

XW hangs up crying. I hate being in the position of feeling like the bad guy, but what am I supposed to do?


Just keep swimming