I wonder if we get in this angry mood again from reading so many hurtful stories here?
When read about someone's spouse making their kids cry, I find it hard to forgive---and then I start relating it back to home. Let's face it, if we have kids our spouses left them, too---and, at BEST, they think "child support" and "visitation" is good parenting! The fact is, they put their kid/s way down on the priority list. Period.
I was thinking about this again tonight, as I was arguing w/ my son about his bedtime during school nights. I have no back-up! I let it go, did something else with him, then said again, oops! Time for bed. That time there was no problem. I have opportunity to do enough nice things w/ s to be able to play the heavy, too, I guess.
I brought up his dad in positive ways twice tonight, to keep his "presence" in the family---but I started thinking how I needed to confront this issue in c.
I hope you found some peace venting here, Mattie. Our H's are well aware of right and wrong and what hurts people. The question is, what CAN they do about it? What would make it up?
For me, I think acknowledgement is a must. And you know what? I even feel sorry for him for that! What's up with that?
