SD18 did bring the baby to visit this weekend. She nearly didn't - she called DH Friday night and said she might not be able to come. Her H "only had one day off" and she might have to stay home to be with him. Fortunately, they live with her H's grandmother, and Grandma is probably not an abusive psycho. (Unlike SD's MIL, who is exactly like her abusive asshole son.) Anyway, Grandma brought SD to our house while SD's H was asleep. Grandma then went to do some errands before coming back to pick up SD and bring her home.

So I finally broke down and got the damn book. And it is both better and worse than I expected. My overwhelming feeling about it is... "That's IT?"

Really? THAT is what all the fuss was about? I've read romance novels that were MUCH more poorly written, and it's about on par with most, so I don't get that argument. It's a romance novel with some light BDSM as near as I can tell. It's not that titillating. It's moderately interesting as a romance novel (I'm not done with it), but it's not porn or whatever.

So yesterday we get a call that BS5 (in Kinder) has been misbehaving on the bus and not listening to the bus monitor. After dinner, DH and I sit down to talk to him. DH points out to him (OUR bio, no step situation with this kid) that "if you get kicked off the bus, Mommy is going to have to take you to school and pick you up."

:jawdrop:

She did it, she married the abusive loser. And since she STILL hasn't called DH to tell him, all I can think is that she's embarrassed that she let herself be pressured into this. (Abusive loser is the one who posted it on FB. SD hasn't said a word about it - to anyone, as near as I can tell.)

*sigh* I've actually blocked her on FB now. (Not unfriended, just blocked.) I can't watch this train wreck any more.