Venting in progress!

here ya go rez

they're lucky charms

whoops i didnt mean to rip your idea mjm :D

it's not about the presents, all your kids want is you. you need to put your foot down about your ex.

My mother used to (and still does) mess with my head, telling me all sorts of outrageous stories about my father in the hopes that I'll turn my back on him and live with her happily ever after. I wanted a cat around the same time she was moving across the country (They made me make the choice of where I wanted to live- I was, like, 11 years old) and my mother told me that my Dad hates cats and he threw one out the window, and if I wanted a cat I would have to live with her, etc. She says stuff like that all the time, and always has. I doubt she'll stop, but what she was trying to do- kill my love for my father, was reversed. I started to resent all her lies and am now closer to my father than I am to her. My fondest memories are with my father- him reading me stories at bedtime, and playing Tag with me and my brother in the pool, and going sledding on winter days. My mother had more money then he did, but I have more good memories of my father than of her. RESiNATE, you're kids will probably end up being closer to you then her. Keep doing what you're doing and refuse to sink to her level- in the end, your kids will respect your maturity more than your wife's inability to keep her mouth shut. The only thing she's doing is isolating the children from herself.
And another thing- congragulations on the job. That shows a wonderful committment to your kids that they'll really appreciate when they're old enough to understand. Merry Chiristmas to you, and may you and your kids have a wonderful X-mas with lots of fun and a good lesson in the true spirit of Christmas.

merry xmas :D

Thanks Set, you make perfect sense :)

I know that I have a great battle on my hands, when it comes to raising my kids; she cannot curb her language in front of them, she is instilling in them a sense of materialism, and (as far as I can tell) doesn't spend enough quality time with them.
Sure, I know that I don't have them 24/7, and in that respect, I guess it is easier for me to dedicate my time to them - but the language annoys me, the materialism is something that disgusts me.

Yeps, I'm going to get a few gifts on Santa's behalf today, and will adopt an air of confusion when the kids ask why Santa aint coming to my house. :D

I just wished she'd butt-out of my life, and stop 'doing me favours' (as she calls it).

When my parents split up, I wasn't given a choice of who I lived with - and I'm glad I didn't. Yeah, it was hard for my mum to bring us up, but we never knew of any animosity between our parents - I was kinda hoping that my kids would experience the same, but alas, their mother makes things very hard sometimes.

Thanks for the support and sufferance of my moaning, you guys :D
One day, I'll break free of this depressive state of mind, and you will know me for who I really am....in the meantime, I know that I have peeps that I can vent at and express myself to - and that is a valuable thing indeed :D:)

Anyways - that was yesterday...today is a new day!!!

A Merry Christmas to everyone, and to everyone a Happy New Year :D
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