If you are following my story, you know that I'm in the middle of leaving. I am counting down the days that I have to live with the skids. They go to BM's on Sunday night, and I knew that tomorrow is Mother's Day, so I figured they would go earlier in the day. I went out for the evening tonight, and got home, bracing myself for the last weekend night/day that I would have to spend with them, and guess what?? They were gone!!!!!! I was so happy. I guess they went to sleep at BM's tonight!!!! No more weekend days with them! 

Waiting to hear - I turned in my credit check application, and I KNOW I have awesome credit, so that should go ok. I don't have the best income, but if they have a problem, I'm going to offer to pay 6 months rent up front, since I have that in savings. I want to start donating everything and getting rid of everything! I am so nervous and impatient. 

I really really do hate holidays. I hate the disruption of my routine, I hate the pressure of gift-giving, I hate the skids being around and out of school for long periods of time.

My SS13 has various issues - possibly Asperger's, possibly ADD, possibly other stuff, but neither parent wants to do anything about it (classes, therapy etc.) and more importantly, neither parent accepts it. They both - DF and the BM - swing between denying there is anything "wrong", and being frustrated, angry, and disappointed in him.

He has an IEP, and has had multiple types of testing done, but it's one of those cases where it's hard to pinpoint exactly what is up. So they have this idea that he's going to "grow out of it" which is just not going to happen.