MUMMYCATE _ Awww chicken, I"m so sorry to hear things aren't going well. Can I ask you something though? how old are you? I know that shouldn't bear any impact, but I'm wondering if your partner is trying to 'father' you rather than be your partner. Does that make any sense? I'm having BIG issues with DH right now too, his taxi picks him up in exactly 1 hour & 57 minutes & we are having the fight of our lives. We had a 1st birthday party to go to today & when that finished he asked me to drop him at his uncle's house to help him repair something on his boat, both girls were asleep in the car after the party so I said I'll take them home & put them to bed (this was 5pm) & then you get your dad (who was at the uncle's place too) or your uncle to bring you home. He said that was ok & he'd only be an hour. Well at 8:30pm he has called me to ask him to pick him up. I was absolutely FUMING, I laughed & hung up the phone. He got home at 9pm & by that time Claudia was climbing the walls, she was sooooo over-tired & cranky that when he tried to hold her she just screamed, so I've put her to bed. I'm so fuming, he did exactly this last time he left, he is at the moment trying to play with jessica, but it's 10pm & she should have been in bed hours ago. Thankgoodness she had that big sleep after the party but she is getting tired too. He stayed at his uncle's place drinking for 3 hours when he should have been home spending time with his family. He's going away for 6 weeks, he's going ot miss his daughter's 3rd birthday & won't be home until Christmas Eve. What is wrong with the man? He should have 'wanted' to be at home with us & spent some time with us. It's a lovely warm day, we could have eaten dinner outside, the kids could have played on the swingset, the possibilities are endless, but no, myself & my children are put to the back of his priority list again. I've come upstairs to hide away from him. Gosh, I"m so sorry, I have just made this all about me. I don't know the background but I've just read your last post & really felt for you. He shouldn't have bullied you into cancelling your order, that's not fair & which is why I'm wondering if he is trying to father you. I hope you can sort something out soon.

Love Jayne

PS _ I'm so sorry I haven't been keeping up, we've been so busy, I haven't turned the computer on for days, but now that DH is going tonight, I'll be right up to date with everything!

Love Jayne