Losing The Sweetie Girls

The Massachusetts court has determined that a mother can decide to cut her children off from their father's family. She can poison the minds of two pre-teen girls into believing that their father is a deadbeat dad. She has coached the older girl to say things to him like "get out of my life".

It doesn't matter that their dad sees them at least 8 days a month for movies, dinners, just hanging out together, buys them clothes, takes them to gymnastics every week and the beach. He has made sure that they are known and loved by their dad's family. He has $350 a week automatically taken out of his pay for child support. They have received gifts from aunties and had sleepovers with their cousins and their grandmother.

Yesterday the court said their mother does not have to abide by the previous visitation order if she feels that the dad is an "inadequate father". They are not required to have any further contact with their dad or his family.

He has been fighting this battle for 7 years now. He is completely defeated and we're heartbroken.

When The Sweetie Girls Came To Visit

The Sweetie Girls are the daughters of my brothers. They are 6, 7 and 7-1/2.

When the Sweetie Girls came to visit yesterday, we ate Chinese Food and Chocolate Chip Cookies.
We went for a walk and caught a frog and peeked into the bluebird house to watch the mama bluebird feed her babies.

The Sweetie Girls did cartwheels and handstands and expected Auntie to applaud each one.
They tried to sneak up on the bunnies in the yard and laughed when the bunnies ran away.
They made a fort under the daybed with pillows and blankets.

When the Sweetie Girls went home, Auntie found a trail of ants leading to the Pringles chip that had landed under the hutch in the kitchen.
Auntie had to crawl under the daybed to pick up the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish and her bed pillows.

Auntie had a day of Hugs and Kisses and Giggles and Snuggles.
Almost enought to last until The Sweetie Girls come to visit again.