As I predicted in a comment on someone else's post, YSD made it a point to publicly post a Father's Day tribute to her stepdad. Thanking him for being a "real" dad and always "being there" for her. XH saw it and it made him really sad.

Here's the thing, both SDs treat their stepdad like shit and have from day one. I have never heard them say a single thing about him that wasn't either a complaint or just flat out making fun of him. I've actually stopped them talking about him before because it was just so unkind and unnecessary. The guy hasn't really done anything for them, but he hasn't done anything bad either. He's just kind of "there" in the background, putting up with BM's bullshit and tolerating the endless cycle of drama at her house. The girls have told me in the past that it's not uncommon for them to go weeks without speaking a word to him because they simply have nothing in common.

So all that to say, YSD's gushy Father's Day post was very clearly an open jab at XH. It was intended to hurt him, and it did. He's obviously not perfect (we divorced for a reason), but he loves his kids and really did do the best he could as a dad. The fact that YSD is acting like this because of effing Taylor Swift is just vile. 

On another note, OSD apologized for missing our Father's Day brunch because she had to work. XH told her it was fine, he was proud of how hard she's been working (another story, but ever since the lease co-signing/Taylor Swift blowup OSD got a new job and has been working a ton), and she replied that she feels like she's understanding more how hard it was for him to miss out on family stuff because of work. This is a big deal because one of her biggest grievances has been that XH missed too many events because we were building our businesses when she was young and it simply wasn't possible for him to do everything. I'm hoping this newfound perspective will stick with her. And maybe she'll share some of it with her sister!