My husband and I have been together for 10 years. We have two children together. His ex blamed me for their split. She poisoned their two children against me. It took about 4 years for the son to come around and 7 for the daughter. I shop for their birthdays and Christmas gifts every year. My husband signs the cards "love dad" no mention at all of me and our two children plus my daughter from a previous marriage.

These kids are grown now, in their 20's, live on their own. Their mother is remarried.