My DSD changed my name

[gritsar]

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I'm working on getting her a better deal with a pre-paid phone. Her current pre-paid plan only has a few talk minutes, but plenty of text time, so we end up texting all the time. Our current plan has lots of talk minutes, but it's 10 cents per text. Last month her and I ran up $70 on our text bill. My DH wasn't pleased, but what could he say? I am only texting with his daughter.
She's just having a rough time of it right now and needs someone she can talk to.

 

[GaNewChick]

If you are consistent with who you are ... it doesn't matter what people are told ~ they'll eventually see you for who you are.

 

[gritsar]

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I think that's at least part of the problem with the younger DSD. She doesn't have a clue about why her dad left her mom. The older daughter not only knows, but witnessed it for herself and understands why her dad just couldn't stay in the marriage.
Hopefully in time she'll come around, but even her dad and sister tell me she's a bit of a strange bird.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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I think that's at least part of the problem with the younger DSD. She doesn't have a clue about why her dad left her mom. The older daughter not only knows, but witnessed it for herself and understands why her dad just couldn't stay in the marriage.
Hopefully in time she'll come around, but even her dad and sister tell me she's a bit of a strange bird.

You just never know. I get along super well with my two SKs. I call them my kids not my SKs but unfortunately my oldest DD has not ever accepted my DH. She gets upset if we call him "grandpa" when talking to our Granddaughter and is often more than a little cool to him. It hurts him and me sooo much and I've tried to talk to her about it but she's a hard one. It would crush me if my other grandkids weren't allowed to call me grandma, since I'm not their biological grandma, but luckily my DH's kids came around a long time ago and they treat all of the grandparents the same! I too hope that someday my oldest child will soften and see what a good man he is!
CONGRATS on the new DD! What a treasure!

 

[redhen]

Whens she moving Gritty? Poor thing.. I feel bad for her.. Moving away from home with a guy like that..

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I think it is kind of wrong to send you a text message for something so major. But, I'm just old school I guess.

 

[gritsar]

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Found out tonight that instead of moving to New Mexico her DH got a transfer within the same company he now works for, to another location. They'll be staying in Arkansas, though further away then they are now. So good news and bad.
They are coming for a visit tomorrow. Her text message tonight said "you have to help me talk J into letting me stay for a whole week

" Her Dad and I agreed we are both going to tell him she's staying! She needs a break from being cooped up in a small trailer with a 3 year old, in a strange town where she doesn't know anybody. Being here around family and friends will do her a world of good.

 

[gritsar]

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I'm kinda old school myself, but I take into consideration the kind of person she is. She's the passionate kind, and when she has something to say she wants to say it right then. Without talk minutes on her phone, she does the best she can do. She did stay up late last night to call me after 9 PM, when she has free talk minutes on her phone.
She sent me a beautiful mother's day card last year, that I totally didn't expect. It made me cry. She will also on occasion write me a letter and I have kept every single one of them.