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Submitted by CastleJJ on Fri, 07/26/2024 - 5:36pm

It's that time of year again, where we are making plans and trying to sort out the remainder of our 2024 - trips, visits with family, etc. With that being said, DH emailed BM to confirm dates/times for remaining 2024 parenting times, to ensure everything lined up with school and sports, and so she doesn't claim a change at the last minute. We are scheduled to have SS for Labor Day weekend this year (first one ever due to sports). Based on the CO, DH is supposed to pick SS up at 3:00 p.m. that Friday, so we based everything around that.

I Should Have Bet Money

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Submitted by CastleJJ on Sat, 07/06/2024 - 7:21am

BM emailed DH yesterday to update him on their summer travel plans. She said they aren't going to the Europe anymore, made no mention of going to Florida (which SS said they only wanted to do because we took SS there last month), etc. She said at this point, their only plans this summer are camping for 2 days in a bordering state. She mentioned that they may also go to Canada for a day trip (which she has been promising SS for 5 years and they've never been despite us living an hour from the border).

Are We Wrong?

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Submitted by CastleJJ on Tue, 07/02/2024 - 1:12pm

If you have followed my story, you know that DH and BM lived within 100 miles of each other for 5 years. DH saw SS every Sunday and would attend doctor appointments and school functions throughout the week as able, driving the hour and a half each way to attend. BM had a nasty trick of telling DH about appointments and events day of, expecting him to drop everything to attend, and making him out to be a deadbeat if he couldn't. DH could rarely attend due to the short notice and BM reminds him of his "voluntary absenteeism" often.

SS12 Went Home

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Submitted by CastleJJ on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 11:26am

We wrapped up our visit with SS12 yesterday. He said he had an amazing 3 weeks and felt much more connected than previous visits. He said he got to experience our normal routine like taking DD to gymnastics, us working normally, and going with DH to golf league, which he normally doesn't get to experience when he is only here for a week or two. He also said he got to see more people more frequently, than just seeing them once. DH and I wrapped up some photos from our visit and sent them back in SS' bag with a note saying how much fun we had and how much we love him. 

Our First Week With SS12 Has Ended

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Submitted by CastleJJ on Fri, 05/31/2024 - 11:31am

BM picked up SS12 today. She was wearing a sweatshirt that said "wifey" on it, almost like she is trying to remind us all that she is married to GF. She was decent to DD2 and told us that DD is talking a lot more, which is true. After 5 years of promising, BM still isn't taking SS to Canada after a pick-up. We live an hour from the border. But she is driving an hour in the opposite direction of home to take SS to her old college stomping grounds... again for the millionth time. I am starting to think Canada won't happen like many other promised things in SS' life.

SS12 Arrives Today

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Submitted by CastleJJ on Fri, 05/24/2024 - 9:32am

SS12 arrives today for his first visit of summer break. He will be here for a week, then return to BM for a week, then return here for 3 weeks. DH is completing the 8 hour roundtrip drive as we speak to pick him up. 

All has been mostly quiet on the BM front. She did rush SS to the doctor over a bug bite two weeks ago, concerned he had Lymes Disease (again hypochondriac). Nope, it was nothing more than a mosquito bite. Otherwise, just a few school updates here and there. I'm grateful that nothing earth shattering occurred between scheduling our visit and now. 

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