Well, 4th week with us is quickly approaching. SD has lived in a 50/50 situation pretty much all her life and as of January 1, DH was granted majority, with mother getting every other weekend. We've had her since December 27th (the longest we've ever had her uninterrupted). We are enjoying SD5 presence. It's nice not having to re-train her every time she comes back from BM who has no rules. It's nice having her not fight bedtime because she's used to staying up until 1-2am at BM. It's nice not having to do 6 hours worth of driving every weekend. It's nice being able to teach her and keep enforcing the lessons instead of her leaving and coming back not remembering anything because BM doesn't do jack squat with her except have her watch tv all day. BM was supposed to pick her up the last three weekends which still has not happened. I wonder how long this will go on for.
SD loves living with us and has shown no sign of distress being away from her mother. I feel like that says something. She gets excited every time she talks to BM on the phone and she tells her she is going to get her for the weekend. But then when she tells her 2 days later that she isn't going to anymore, SD isnt disappointed.