Okay, so I know it's been quite a while since Father's Day or Mother's Day, but while I was cleaning last night I came across my FSD8's Father's Day project and I thought I would share it with you. It was a little book and each page had different daddy stuff, but the last page was a large open-ended acronym of the word "FATHER," and FSD filled in her own special words for FDH for each letter. For "R" she put "Rather be with him."

Mind you, I know that BM reviewed this project and perhaps even helped FSD with it, just as FDH helped FSD with her Mother's Day project. Ouch. Really, the kid is only 8.

FDH and I only have the kids EOWE, so they're with BM (or a babysitter) most of the time. This is just one of those things that makes me wonder why FSD seems to have so much anger toward her mother. I don't see it that often (because there are rarely ever times when negative comments about BM come up), but sometimes FSD will allude to her mother with such vehemence--it doesn't seem right. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that BM was the one who cheated while she and FDH were married--and probably brought the kids to the guy's house like nothing was wrong with that? FSD was young, but kids (epecially girls) pick up on things like that. I can only speculate, but it doesn't sit well with me. I mean, I know that BM and FDH were horrible communicators in their marriage, and it seems BM still is (I'm working with FDH on this) so I worry that FSD will hold it all in, whatever it is.