Today we returned my husbands eight year old daughter to her mom. We met at the respective meeting place. What is odd is that stepdaddy dearest was not with her. It was just her 13 year old daughter from a previous marriage with her. We think this is strange because stepdad never lets the mother go anywhere alone. Hmmm, we are thinking that the mother is probably tired of his behaviour and may have put her foot down. It is a possibility. Anyway, I mentioned before that she is not a bad person and she proves this when he is not around. She is always polite to my husband and myself. I wish this is the way it could always be. Things have to be so much easier for the child when things are done smoothly such as today. I can't imagine any child feeling good about themselves when divorced parents fight and argue in front of them. It is my opinion that when divorced parents argue in front of children, the children start to feel it is their fault. They think mommy and daddy wouldn't be fighting if it weren't for them. They are so much more in tune with what is going on than we like to give them credit for. I feel so sorry for them. Afterall, the children end up suffering the most from the bad behaviours of adults.