Home, work, ex. It's been a rough week. Unfortunately, the worst part is that my children are suffering at the hands of their father.
I was told by the kids again this morning that their father and his wife have repeatedly told my son that I hate him because he reminds me of his dad. What kind of father does and allows that? One who is unhappy himself.
The other intelligent thing they have done is to renege on an agreement we made a couple of weeks ago I agreed he could pick the kids up early on a particular day he requested and I said sure, if I could have our daughter after her Christmas concert. He agreed. Now, because he's mad at me about a separate incident (or maybe he's mad that he has to spend an additional 3 hours with our son after the concert?), and he is telling my daughter that she will not go with me and my family for the girls' Christmas outing that was planned. This is, of course, after he benefited from his end of the deal. What kind of father does this? One who is unhappy himself.
You'll notice that I have referred to the children as "mine," not as "ours." Why would I be so bold? It is because he is hurting the children with words like these. A good father (yes, I said it, too!) would not hurt his children because he is mad at his ex, their mother.
I remember the day, when I was still at the house, when he said he didn't want parental rights. He was terribly drunk and later claimed not to remember having said this. If only I had had a recording device...
Fortunately for me, at least one of my three problems is resolved - work. Home is on hold right now, at least for a couple of days. My son is so hurt and confused, he has been acting out again. The good news is that he had settled back down before leaving with his other family.
Time to hunker down and cuddle with the pups. Looking forward to a good night's sleep.
Me.
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