DH managed to make SD15 disappear Sat afternoon. He took her off to the mall to meet some friends. When he came back he was toting a giant new TV! He was pretty happy and giggly and not a hundred percent but it seemed to have just a shade of peace offering about it.

SD15 never did come back the rest of the weekend. We had a party to go to so BM was going to pick up the girl from the mall. But instead of delivering her to our house later, BM just kept her. DH did not object. Again, peace offering.

So Sunday morning was really good for us. He asked me if I thought SD15's behavior was pretty ok this weekend. I said I would have let it go but since you're asking me a direct question, no. He immediately knew what I was talking about. He said he realized his mistake at some point and tried to "bring you into the conversation." I said, I know you did but it was too little too late by then. He said, yeah, I figured that out, too. (This may be the point at which he thought up the new TV idea, lol)

He said from now on he will call her out. When she enters the common areas of the house in the morning, always blabbing, he will stop her and say,"Hey! How about a 'good morning, everyone'?" May not be strong enough for everyone here, but I think it will work for him and her.

So the good news is he really was realizing his mistakes and tuning in to me and trying to find a way to make up for it. What more can you ask for.

In other news, we get a text first thing this morning from BM. Says she's revoking some privileges at her house for SD15 because "If she's going to lie to my face" then forget about xyz privileges.

We don't know what exact lie it was but probably homework related. 'Bout time BM noticed. Kid's been lying about school for years.