Ok - so we just ended our summer parenting time with the kids and it went really well. Last year the SD was difficult to deal with and was constantly talking about her mom and dad getting back together. This year she hardly talked to her mom and never even mentioned them getting back together. This did not sit well with her mother, at all. Last year we got a blast o gram from her saying that the kids didn't want to come back up, because they were really difficult last year and were constantly being disciplined. This year - she is mad at us becuase they did have a good time.

I just don't get it. I really don't. The kids are starting to mature and seem to be wise to the fact that their mom is not normal. This is very disturbing to their mother who is a complete control freak. But the kids still love her and are scared of disappointing her. It is just sad, because they are more of a parent to her than she is to them. I wish there was something we could do for them, but the courts are pro-mom and we don't live near them.

I guess I just don't understand a mother who is upset because her kids enjoyed being with their father and wanted to stay with him longer. Is it just that she lost her slaves (they cook, clean and babysit her new child) for a few weeks - or is it just that she feels threatened.

Any thoughts...