Bugaboo, I hope you make the day after Christmas even more special for your girls. I know you will. My ex and I for a long time had shared Christmas, as in one of us would spend the night at the others house so the children would have both of us there. Well, 2 years ago, I let them stay in my house while I worked because they(he and his wife) had been kicked out of their house. I didn't want my kids to not have a place to go, or even their kids(See, I'm not heartless) well, this was Dec. 23. I wasn't going to be home, figured I would stay with my then boyfriend, and came home on Christmas eve. He and his wife had gone through everything I owned and found a notebook where I had been documenting certain things. Because of this, they decided not to let me have the kids, until later Christmas day. Because they were mad at me, I missed my first Christmas with them. He has not seen them on a Christmas eve/day since. Shortly after that he totally flaked out, I took him to court for modifying visitation, he didn't show up, and lost his visitation that year. Before all that, he wasn't the greatest man in the world, but he did love the kids, and saw them alot, I don't really know what happened. I know some people would argue that I took his visitation away, but personally, I think he did. HE chose to quit seeing the kids, and HE chose not to show up for court. ......
How did things go for Raddad today??? Did she decide to have a heart?
Lovingwife, that is so sad, I read things like that, and I really do want to go hug my children, and thank god, that in my opinion, they have a parent who wants their needs and wants to come before mine. And slap my ex around a bit, and ask him why he doesn't see what he is missing......
Cryrose, I wish I knew the answer to that million dollar question. It is so very very sad.
Ryry, I will be patiently awaiting my caramels.... checking my mailbox more than Santa checks his list!!!