"Chandlers a Girl! Chandlers a Girl!"

Sorry, board required Friends reference.

Nice looking kids.  Is the older girl going to university?  Have they every talked to a therapist?  None of my business (so of course I will butt in) but abused children often end up abusers (or abused) adults.  I hope these girls understand what special people I'm sure they are and that inspite of her actions their mother's violence should not define who the girls are as people.  They, and you, are in my thoughts. 

Thank's Victor means a lot.

here's how I read the following:

(like Captain America,        Cool

or Superman,      man it would be great to fly

or Luke Skywalker,     I want my own lightsaber

or Wonder Woman,        Hmmmm could I pull off the outfit??????

or Ronald Reagan* . . . . .          WTF

Thanks for the laugh Geoff it was needed.

Read it with Lionel Hutz's voice (Phil Hartman's) and its funnier.

I live to serve. 

Fries, it would seem if the economy keeps going the way its going!*

*So not true!

Nice looking kids.  Is the older girl going to university?  Have they every talked to a therapist?  None of my business (so of course I will butt in) but abused children often end up abusers (or abused) adults.  I hope these girls understand what special people I'm sure they are and that inspite of her actions their mother's violence should not define who the girls are as people.  They, and you, are in my thoughts. 

The oldest goes to college next year, they are both in private schools and are headed for college. They are going to start therapy next week. That was one of my requests.

Edited to add: we are nearing 100 pages so I will encourage a more positive marriage drift, but thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Jodi -- doing the right thing is sometimes much more difficult than turning your head and pretending something doesn't exist.  I applaud you for your actions and courage -- someday, your family will thank you, too!

We don't have to be positive just for the sake of numbers.  When a friend is hurting or in trouble, support is always necessary!  Strength to you sister!

You're a good woman, Jodi Moisan!!

Thanks everyone, I have cried so much over this, I told a friend it was like watching someone drown and there was no way to save them. My parents never spanked any of us, I stood in a corner as a kid if I was really bad. My dad would guilt us, I respected him so much, all he had to say was "I am so disappointed in you." and I would crumble. It makes me so sad that she has made right, this behavior, in her head. When I confronted her, her response was "How dare you, interfere again, in my parenting." 

When she and the girls were here for their last "all of them together"  visit, which was last christmas I felt like something was wrong, Debi never wanted me to take the girls anywhere without her. I didn't press, sure wish I had.