My 15 year old does not visit her dad, because he doesn't have an apartment. The 18 year old is at college. He has a construction business that has office areas as well as a shop area. He has converted one of the empty offices into a bedroom area. Really the only time they see each other is when he comes to the house, which now will probably be less since he has stated again that we should get a divorce. He has not brought up divorce since Nov. During the entire 5 months that we have been separated he has taken her out 3 times. He has called the 18 year old once this week and the 15 year old none. Both of them are very disappointed in him, especially the 18 year old. He called her Tues. night. She said she didn't even want to answer the phone. She said she made the excuse that she couldn't talk to him because she had a big test coming up Thurs. and she really needed to go study for it. She is more bitter at her dad than I am. She has begged me not to consider ever getting back with him. She doesn't like how he has sat the fence for 5 months and the OW deal. She said that when he is around it's like we are all very uncomfortable and walking on egg shells. I've told her that he is her dad and she should have a relationship with him. She said I don't even like to come home when I know he will be there. The sad thing about this whole mess is that he keeps saying "It's not about the girls, it's about us." He is right it is about us, but he doesn't seem to see or care about the impact it has on our daughters. I have assured both girls that he does and always will love them.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon