As we got further along in discussions about travel, it came out that SDs have been really upset with my whole presence since late fall; telling their dad how much I am disliked and hate how I do things and basically hate me. This verifies/totally validates what I was feeling starting around then too. Cover1W is still here! What now? SHE cooks things OTHER THAN plain pasta!? She spends time alone with DP? She doesn’t let us make the living room into a mess whenever we want since we don’t want to clean up? We have to brush our teeth? She’s horrible.

I was forwarded an email exchange about SD9 homework issues by DP.

Teacher: What are your expectations for SD9 to do her homework? She only completed about 20% of her homework...etc., etc...On Valentine's Day she did not bring her Valentine's for classmates, as she said she left them in DP car...etc., etc.

BM: "SD9 has time at the after school program Mon/Tues to do homework. SD9 also says she has time during SD11 after school class. I know that Thurs is not a good night...She may also be doing her homework, but not handing it in."

Note: this is an older issue, but I do refer to it in future blogs, so I’ve just included it here.

DP and I had almost no time together the last five days due to work and SDs and likely won't have much time for same reasons for the next five. So I get a text from DP this afternoon, "want to meet me at a hotel near your work tonight?" Ten mintutes later arrangements were made and plans put in place and viola!
He is pretty dang fantastic overall.